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Re:The Air Force Initiative to Replace the A-10 Warthog Is V... by drharby on Friday April 15, 2016 @05:39PM (#11507821)
>Pilots of this type of mission are going to come under fire, which is something the air force is fundamentally unwilling to accept.

O.o O Rly? and of the entire spec ops community down in Florida?

>Given that CAS pilots must work most closely with those on the ground, it makes little sense for them to be air force.

We literally have an entire command-control element built around reducing the latency between ground and air assets called the TACP (tactical air control party)

>drones are probably the real A-10 killers.

Alright, you earned some street cred back

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