What will become of close air support when an aircraft designed with this purpose ceases to be rebuilt? The A-10 Thunderbird II, the “Warthog” has had a long life as a familiar solution to a difficult ...
The F-35’s multirole design prevents it from excelling at close air support—yet the fighter jet is well-suited to missions in contested airspace, which competitors like the A-10 Warthog are not.
The A-10 Thunderbolt II was purpose-built entirely around CAS survivability and direct ground support. AC-130 gunships became the gold standard for precision night CAS with unmatched persistence. MQ-1 ...
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