F-35 Cancelled, then what ?

[KenV]

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The idea of "cheap air fleets" seems to be a myth with zero examples to support it.
A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) | Info, Budget/Costs, Retirement, Specs
F-35 Lightning II JSF | Info, Variants, AN/APG-81, Costs/Budget, Specs
"coughs"

Is the above suggesting that a cheap A-10 is the ideal platform to replace the expensive F-35? If so, that's a mighty interesting suggestion. Reasonable? Not so much.