That was my thought. The point of the A-10 is that it can take a huge amount of damage and still fly - and still inflict massive damage against enemy ground forces. I don’t want a composite A-10; I want a solid, durable one. I don’t want a high-tech replacement; I want a reliable, combat-ready replacement.
The best answer would be to build new airframes (approved modifications to the A-10 included) from the existing design. I don’t trust the establishment to design something better from scratch, not when they seem to go in the opposite direction every time. The real A-10 does its job. Let’s build more!
“I want a solid, durable one...”
...with a BigArse Gatlin gun.
“I don’t trust the establishment to design something better from scratch.....”
Especially if you want it in this century for less than a billion dollars a copy!!!!!