AW: Air Force weighs scrapping A-10 replacement. - (Another Scott) - (11) - July 18, 2017, 01:09:50 PM EDT
         The drones will never have the same concentration of armamemnts. -NT - (a6l6e6x) - (1) - July 18, 2017, 01:49:25 PM EDT
             Never's a really long time. ;-) - (Another Scott) - July 19, 2017, 03:01:29 AM EDT
         Does that mean the A-10 stays in service? Or that they'll just abandon that capability? -NT - (drook) - (8) - July 18, 2017, 02:50:14 PM EDT
             Re: Does that mean the A-10 stays in service? Or that they'll just abandon that capability? - (Another Scott) - July 19, 2017, 02:56:01 AM EDT
             I thought that airframe lifespan was a driving factor - (pwhysall) - (6) - July 19, 2017, 06:42:25 AM EDT
                 They're like George Washington's hatchet. - (Another Scott) - (5) - July 19, 2017, 08:25:33 AM EDT
                     Why do they need flexible systems? - (drook) - (4) - July 19, 2017, 09:28:02 AM EDT
                         A huge part of the cost is the people. - (Another Scott) - (3) - July 19, 2017, 12:56:44 PM EDT
                             Nothing's been the same since the close of TOPGUN at Miramar. :0( -NT - (mmoffitt) - July 19, 2017, 11:44:02 AM EDT
                             The pilot looking out the bubble is one of the key features of the A-10 - (drook) - (1) - July 19, 2017, 12:18:48 PM EDT
                                 Maybe, but as you say the optics on planes maybe "good enough" in many / most cases. - (Another Scott) - July 19, 2017, 01:02:56 PM EDT