A-10 Warthogs Battle ISIS … And Fight for Their Future
Congress and Air Force argue over attack jets' future
Uncategorized March 8, 2016 David Axe and Zack Baddorf 25
The U.S. Air Force has been trying to retire its 300 A-10 Warthog attack jets for several years now, arguing that the 1980s-vintage tank-killlers are out of date and too vulnerable — and that new F-35 stealth fighters are adequate replacements.
But Congress isn’t having it. Lawmakers keep adding language to the Air Force’s budget authorizations requiring the flying branch to keep the twin-engine attackers. Meanwhile, Warthogs have deployed to Turkey for devastating strikes on Islamic State in Syria.
Find out more in War Is Boring’s video featurette, above.
