When the A-10 (YA-10A) WARTHOG won against the Northrop YA-9

[Dronescapes]

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[Scott Kenny]

It's probably good that the USAF didn't get the YA-9. Can you imagine the fratricide potentials with YA-9 versus Su-25?

 

[Seragina]

YA-9 was simply an ordinary subsonic jet fighter while the YA-10 was truely made for CAS in mind. There was no real choice to be made but go for the A10.