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A-10 Warthogs Battle ISIS … And Fight for Their Future

Congress and Air Force argue over attack jets' future

A-10 Warthogs Battle ISIS … And Fight for Their Future A-10 Warthogs Battle ISIS … And Fight for Their Future

Uncategorized March 8, 2016 David Axe 25

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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... A-10 Warthogs Battle ISIS … And Fight for Their Future

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to retire its 300 A-10 Warthog attack jets for several years now, arguing that the 1980s-vintage tank-killlers are out of date and too vulnerable — and that new F-35 stealth fighters are adequate replacements.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.

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