[marktwain]

The A-10 has one flaw. It does not have United States Army painted on it.

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Drones with A-10 capabilities might be cheaper, smaller, and just as good without a pilot and with an operator.

Eventually, the operator can be made less and less important.

[Terabitten]

Drones with A-10 capabilities might be cheaper, smaller, and just as good without a pilot and with an operator.

That is the correct answer. Build a drone around a gun instead of a missile platform, and you'll have a winner. The gun doesn't even necessarily need to be something as huge as the GAU-8. The M61 Vulcan will do just fine.