re: USAF plans to retire more A-10 Warthogs; “crippling” close air support capabilities

They told us for years that the F22 was going to be the most dominant thing ever. A few years into its career they said it's cancelled. And now they're saying it's going to get a block of upgrades. They've been trying to dump the A10 forever - probably so they can justify a new acquisitions program for the "next Close Air Support platform" and do it like the F35 - behind schedule and dramatically over budget. All of this is a scam.