Skip to comments.
Air Force to Sustain A-10s ‘Indefinitely,’ General Says
Defense Tech ^
| October 28, 2016
| By Oriana Pawlyk
Posted on 10/28/2016 11:49:34 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee
click here to read article
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-78 next last
To: 4rcane
No drone can or will attain the capabilities and situational awareness of a warthog. And as for it being old and needing replacement, that comment shows you have a fundamental misunderstanding of infantry and of aircraft maintenance.
41
posted on
10/29/2016 5:43:18 AM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(November 8th. AMERICA'S BREXIT!)
To: Brad from Tennessee
Finally - a good decision on this great war plane.
It has a place in war no other plane and no set of tactics will ever fill, and is desperately needed for ground action. Indeed - we need it forever........
And A-10 pilots love it!
42
posted on
10/29/2016 5:53:14 AM PDT
by
Arlis
To: wastoute
"Why do they keep threatening this plane?" Because America's enemy's are everywhere....even in congress.....
43
posted on
10/29/2016 5:53:42 AM PDT
by
unread
(Joe McCarthy was right.......)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
They hear your engines after youre a mile away and leaving. They used to train over my area in north-central WV. You'd hear a loud BOOM with a receding roar as they followed ground contours away. Used to startle the hell out of me when they would first clear the ridge. lol
44
posted on
10/29/2016 5:58:19 AM PDT
by
Roccus
(When you talk to a politician...ANY politician...always say, "Remember Ceausescu")
To: Theophilus
I talked one of my young employees (who was going nowhere fast) into joining the Corps 2000.
He became a GRUNT (just like his old boss was in 68), when he got back stateside in 2004 he stopped by to see me.
During our conversation CAS came up, he told me anytime a “HOG DRIVER wanted a drink all they had to do was visit a Marine Corps bar, if they wanted to have their ass kissed all they had to do was mark the spot”.
That settled the question of the value of the A-10 for me,
I know the value of close air support from personal experience.
The kid went LIFER, who knew.
45
posted on
10/29/2016 6:01:30 AM PDT
by
5th MEB
(Progressives in the open; --- FIRE FOR EFFECT!!)
To: Arlis
The A-10 is a solid CAS platform, the F-35 not so much. The conflicts we have been in the last few decades indicate that an A-10 type platform provides much greater value to the taxpayer.
To: MasterGunner01
No, the reason that the Air Force changed their position and decided to keep the A-10 is that they knew that killing it would put the Key West Accords at risk. The Army was going to push for its own close air support - either the A-10 or drones - if the AF couldn’t supply it. And the Air Force wasn’t ready for that can of worms to be opened.
47
posted on
10/29/2016 6:03:53 AM PDT
by
PAR35
To: Brad from Tennessee
JSF isn’t a fitting replacement
48
posted on
10/29/2016 6:34:21 AM PDT
by
dila813
(Voting for Trump to Punish Trumpets!)
To: Tench_Coxe
Warthog is a nickname. Official name is Thunderbolt II. The first Thunderbolt was a P-47.
49
posted on
10/29/2016 6:36:03 AM PDT
by
PJammers
(Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
To: unread
Some folks get downright testy. I was just joshing and took some heat.
50
posted on
10/29/2016 6:37:03 AM PDT
by
wastoute
(Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
To: Lonesome in Massachussets
“Those were the days my friend, we thought they’d never end”
51
posted on
10/29/2016 7:25:54 AM PDT
by
Rannug
("all enemies, foreign and : domestic")
To: Mad Dawgg
the major tooling was intentionally destroyed years ago...
52
posted on
10/29/2016 7:29:40 AM PDT
by
Chode
(You Owe Them Nothing - Not Respect, Not Loyalty, Not Obedience, NOTHING! ich bin ein Deplorable...)
To: Brad from Tennessee
53
posted on
10/29/2016 7:58:24 AM PDT
by
TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig
(Trump, effective govt. that will be great for crony "art of the deal" capitalists)
To: Brad from Tennessee; zot; 2ndDivisionVet
At last, the USAF acknowledging that Warthogs are good for the survival of Army grunts on the battlefield.
54
posted on
10/29/2016 8:45:22 AM PDT
by
GreyFriar
(Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
To: JudgemAll
When the Air Farce was formed the Army was no longer allowed to have ANY fixed wing aircraft.
Creating the Air Farce was a major mistake.
55
posted on
10/29/2016 8:53:38 AM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles!)
To: GreyFriar
Good! It is the only purpose-built CAS aircraft.
56
posted on
10/29/2016 8:55:21 AM PDT
by
zot
To: Chode
Yeah figures. Hey here is a thought. Next government boondoggle overpriced weapons platform the congress orders they put in the law also that the contractors must forever maintain the tooling and capabilities to build more or they don't get the big bucks. (they can store the gizmos for free in some gub'ment building somewhere if needed.
Oh wait, that would be logical and make sense.
Never mind...
57
posted on
10/29/2016 9:04:30 AM PDT
by
Mad Dawgg
(If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
To: Mad Dawgg
100%... iirc in this case it was the US Gov(prolly USAF) that demanded their destruction
58
posted on
10/29/2016 9:14:32 AM PDT
by
Chode
(You Owe Them Nothing - Not Respect, Not Loyalty, Not Obedience, NOTHING! ich bin ein Deplorable...)
To: 5th MEB
59
posted on
10/29/2016 9:19:40 AM PDT
by
Theophilus
(The Deprived Depraved, deplorable to the Deplorables.)
To: JudgemAll
The USAF hates ANY other service having aircraft. After WW II the USAF tried hard to get all Navy aircraft and aircraft carriers scrapped. Only the Revolt of the Admirals stopped it from happening.
60
posted on
10/29/2016 11:17:59 AM PDT
by
pabianice
(LINE)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-78 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson