Can the F-35 replace the a10?

No, the F-35 is an poor replacement for the A-10. The A-10 was specifically designed for the close air support mission.

What are they replacing the a10 with?

OA-X is seen as half of a two airplane solution for eventually replacing the A-10 Thunderbolt. OA-X is a smaller, cheaper plane that would thrive where the air defense threat is limited to shoulder-fired missiles and machine guns.

What is the future of the A-10 Warthog?

With a variety of upgrades and wing replacements, the A-10’s service life can be extended to 2040; the service has no planned retirement date as of June 2017.

How fast can the A 10 Warthog fly?

420 mph
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II/Top speed

Which military branch uses the A-10 Warthog?

the U.S. Air Force’s
Affectionately called the “A-10 Warthog” for its aggressive look and often painted with teeth on the nose cone, the A-10 Thunderbolt II is the U.S. Air Force’s primary low-altitude close air support aircraft.

Will the A10 Warthog be retired?

The Senate Armed Services Committee has rejected a USAF proposal that would have seen many A-10 Warthog aircraft being retired. The Air Force had proposed retiring 42 Warthogs, bringing the total number down from 281 to 239 aircraft, with an end goal of bringing the number of active A-10s down to 218 within two years.

Is the A-10 Warthog being retired?

In its proposal for the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act, the bill which will set the funding levels for the U.S. military next year, the Senate Armed Services Committee prohibited the Air Force from retiring any A-10 aircraft in fiscal year 2022.

Is there a replacement for the A-10 Warthog?

Finding a replacement for the Warthog will be indeed a difficult task: in fact even if the CAS mission has been handled by several other tactical aircraft ( such the F-16) in the recent years, the A-10 ability to loiter over the battlefield remains unrivaled.

Is a hog replacing the A-10 close air support role?

Given the U.S. Air Force plan to retire its A-10 fleet in 2022, the service has recently announced that has launched a study aimed to find a Hog replacement in the close air support (CAS) role.

What aircraft could replace the A-10?

Another turboprop plane that could be chosen to replace the A-10 is the Beechcraft AT-6. This aircraft is a derivative of the USAF T-6 Texan II trainer tailored for the CAS role: in fact, like the Super Tucano, the AT-6 can carry a wide variety of weapons under its wings.

How effective is the American A-10 bomber against tanks?

A-10 is a 1970’s era aircraft so what, the B-52 remains very effective and it first flew in 1952. The A-10 was designed in part from the experience and advice of Colonel Hans-Ulrich Rudel a Luffwaffe military aviator during WW2. Colonel Rubel is to this day the king of aerial tank killers credited with 519 tank kills on the eastern front.