Okay, to get this discussion out of the A-7 versus A-10 thread.
I think we all agree that Ukraine shows the A10 (and Su25) are nowhere near as survivable in the 2020s as they were in the 1980s and 90s.
Also, the USAF corporate offices hate the A-10, it's super slow both tactically and...
The defense analyst and record producer Pierre Sprey passed away a few days ago.
May he rest in peace. :(
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pierre_Sprey
View: https://twitter.com/dan_grazier/status/1423454907655393282
Does this mean that the A-10 Thunderbolt II has been saved from the budget cutting block?
"Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Air Force A-10 TLPS Task Orders"
Published November 19, 2013 | By Marcel van Leeuwen
Source...
Found via google patent search. Northrop design, seems to be related to early stages of AX.
Patent: D218,856
https://patents.google.com/patent/USD218856S/en
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