Task & Purpose: The A-10 Warthog Gets A Boost From Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson
After years of speculation surrounding the fate of the A-10 Thunderbolt II “Warthog” — and amid compounding budget pressures — the Air Force’s beloved light attack aircraft just picked up a major boost from current Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson.
Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Dec. 11, the former Air Force officer reassured lawmakers that a multi-million-dollar A-10 wing production program to upgrade the wings on half the service’s A-10s, far from being a budget boondoggle, would keep the aircraft dominant against all manner of baddies— and Wilson added, with a smirk, “I happen to be a fan of the A-10.”
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WNU Editor: This plane has proven itself more than once on why it is needed. And speaking of planes that have proven themselves more than once over the years .... The B-52 Bomber Will Soon Be Able to Carry 66 Percent More Bombs (National Interest).
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