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To: RoosterRedux

I assume you missed the news the A-10’s are back to something like 2040. All will be outfitted with new wings, avionics and weapons control. Gone will be looking through the lens of a Maverick for IR targeting at night. Actually, those in the fleet were already enhanced to better than the Maverick which was something the pilots adapted to when called into service for the first Gulf War.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a23537/air-force-fires-up-depot-line-keep-a-10s-flying-indefinitely/


5 posted on 12/23/2016 5:49:04 AM PST by mazda77
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To: mazda77

Certain designs are so good, they just keep going and going. The A-10 is one. The B-52 is another enduring design. I’m sure there are others.


7 posted on 12/23/2016 5:59:52 AM PST by Flick Lives (Les Deplorables Triumphant)
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To: mazda77

It’s thought they just finished putting new wings on the fleet a couple years ago. I know they were in the process, but not sure if the program cancelled before they completed the fleet.


12 posted on 12/23/2016 6:09:29 AM PST by zek157
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