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TexasProgresive

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5. There is this article-maybe it's not accurate.

Reply to Agnosticsherbet (Reply #4)

Fri Apr 10, 2015, 02:29 PM

Apr 2015

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/01/a-10-f-35-air-force-budget
A-10 vs. F-35: The Air Force's Latest Budget Bungle

—By Adam Weinstein
| Mon Jan. 30, 2012 2:50 PM EST
Military traditionalists and aviation fan boys, you might need to sit down for this: In its zeal to stay relevant and (sort of) save bucks, America's flying corps is ridding itself of some of its cheapest, most reliable attack jets in favor of an overpriced, underperforming boondoggle of an aircraft.

The Air Force announced plans on Friday to cut five squadrons of A-10 attack jets (as well as a number of cargo aircraft) in the hopes that they'll ultimately be replaced by the notoriously expensive F-35 fighter program.

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He got what he deserved. Agnosticsherbet Apr 2015 #1

No aircraft can do what the A-10 does TexasProgresive Apr 2015 #2

And the F-35 would prove to be a nightmare Adsos Letter Apr 2015 #3

The F-35 is a stealth fighter, but I have not seen that it is intended for a close air support role. Agnosticsherbet Apr 2015 #4

There is this article-maybe it's not accurate. TexasProgresive Apr 2015 #5