Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50
When it was first procured, the F-35, aka Joint Strike Fighter, was not "this is the plane to replace the A-10" was it?
No, it wasn't.
The B is to replace the Harrier.
The A the F-16.
Lone,
From the earliest days, the JSF was always described as replacing both the F-16
and the A-10. Examples from
1996 (DoD TACAIR speech) and
1997 (JSF SAR).
I/C