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To: Governor Dinwiddie
Money would be better spent on a contract for more A-10s. Proven technology.

The A10 has got upgrades...better radars and fire and forget missiles.

However the A10 can't land and leave soldiers...

The new can do this.

Anyone have an idea how many troops can be carried,,,,?... thanks in advance.

47 posted on 05/11/2025 5:36:03 PM PDT by spokeshave (Proud Boys, Angry Dads. Grumpy Grandads & Curmudgeon<p.s)
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To: spokeshave

The article states 12.


48 posted on 05/11/2025 5:40:43 PM PDT by sasquatch (Do NOT forget Ashli Babbit! c/o piytar)
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To: spokeshave

The A10 has got upgrades...better radars and fire and forget missiles.

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They didn’t have radars when I worked them 45+ years ago.
Having said that....

They have wiring out the wazoo to the weapon pylons for anything we’ve got, including weapons with tv cameras and radars routed to displays in the cockpit; the pilots used the sensors hung on the racks to figure what to hit. Worked pretty neat.


59 posted on 05/11/2025 6:27:24 PM PDT by dagunk
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