The platform is in the process of retirement. . .drawdown. . .dozens of them are now in the boneyard at Davis-Monthan.
Use Google maps (Davis-Monthan). Start at SE of corner of S Kolb Blvd and E Irvington Rd. .browse South and East, North of the dirt road and South, too. . .you will see countless A-10s retired (mothballed) and dozens torn down to pieces-parts.
The jet was projected to be fully retired by 2030, then it was 2025. . .now, who knows.
Retiring a jet doesn’t mean on-line one day and gone the next. It is a long draw-down process as jets are taken off-line and then (supposedly) replaced by other platforms.
The A-10 is retiring now, bottom line, reducing its numbers each year.
Thanks.
It looks like the most effective parts of our military infrastructure are in drawdown, and being replaced by empty promises.
The platform is in the process of retirement. . .drawdown. . .dozens of them are now in the boneyard at Davis-Monthan.
I appreciate the clarification. Not all A-10’s are retired.