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Forum: Military Aviation

24th May 2014, 05:48

Replies: 133

End looms for US Air Force's 'Warthog' ground-attack jet

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Posted By GreenKnight121

Hmmm... large but "hollow" (reduced...

Hmmm... large but "hollow" (reduced maintenance/training/supply/operations) military - or slightly smaller but "robust" (properly maintained/trained/supplied/operational) military?

I know which...

Forum: Military Aviation

17th May 2014, 11:26

Replies: 133

End looms for US Air Force's 'Warthog' ground-attack jet

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Posted By GreenKnight121

Thanks for that, typerated - it seems that there...

Thanks for that, typerated - it seems that there was a more welcoming attitude by the USAF than I had remembered.

Within the first article we find:

So the remaining question is - when did they...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th May 2014, 01:28

Replies: 133

End looms for US Air Force's 'Warthog' ground-attack jet

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Posted By GreenKnight121

The only Air Force I have seen having an official...

The only Air Force I have seen having an official plan to buy both F-35A and F-35B is the Italian Air Force.

Almost a decade ago I saw a proposal (from a think-tank, I believe, or maybe some...

Forum: Military Aviation

11th May 2014, 01:52

Replies: 133

End looms for US Air Force's 'Warthog' ground-attack jet

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Posted By GreenKnight121

Even at the USAF's most optimistic F-35A plans,...

Even at the USAF's most optimistic F-35A plans, there were still always going to be fewer F-35As than F-16s+A-10s.

So if retiring the A-10s meant being able to hang on to more F-16s, then there...

Forum: Military Aviation

20th Mar 2014, 22:17

Replies: 133

End looms for US Air Force's 'Warthog' ground-attack jet

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Posted By GreenKnight121

Reality is that every service is being reduced in...

Reality is that every service is being reduced in size. That is a final reality.

The only question is: "What are we going to cut?"

Do we keep what we have (aging, and designed for the Cold War...

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