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re: House votes to save A-10 fleet
Posted on 12/2/14 at 3:13 pm to wickowick
Posted on 12/2/14 at 3:13 pm to wickowick
I am confused.
The Air Forces recommends to cut a plane. Congress says that they will not cut it.
That makes no sense, especially given the ever decreasing number of vets serving in Congress.
I wonder with Congressman's district produces the plane.
The Air Forces recommends to cut a plane. Congress says that they will not cut it.
That makes no sense, especially given the ever decreasing number of vets serving in Congress.
I wonder with Congressman's district produces the plane.
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Posted on 12/2/14 at 3:22 pm to GetCocky11
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I am confused.
The Air Forces recommends to cut a plane. Congress says that they will not cut it.
That makes no sense, especially given the ever decreasing number of vets serving in Congress.
I wonder with Congressman's district produces the plane.
Because the Air Force has been a bunch of turds about this plane for about two decades and will not, cannot, absolutely refuse to give their platforms over to the Army.
This is less than a "military recommendation" and more of an "Air Force recommendation".
Despite what some of the Air Force four stars think, this kind of warfare isn't going away. Congress (and the Army and to a lesser extent USMC) is making the right move here.
Posted on 12/2/14 at 4:16 pm to GetCocky11
quote:
I wonder with Congressman's district produces the plane.
Actually the A-10 hasn't been produced in decades.
But probably someone has influential spare parts and/or maintenance contracts.
ETA: Wickowick just answered the question:
quote:
The A-10 is receiving a service life extension program (SLEP) upgrade with many receiving new wings.[28] The service life of the re-winged aircraft is extended to 2040. A contract to build as many as 242 new A-10 wing sets was awarded to Boeing in June 2007.[29] Two A-10s flew in November 2011 with the new wing installed. On 4 September 2013, the Air Force awarded Boeing a follow-on contract of $212 million for 56 replacement wings to increase the order total to 173 wing sets. The wings will improve mission readiness, decrease maintenance costs, and keep the type operational into 2035.[30] As part of plans to retire the A-10, the Air Force is considering stopping work on the wing replacement program, which would save an additional $500 million along with the total saving of retiring the fleet.[31] If the Air Force kept the 42 A-10s that already underwent wing replacement and retired the rest of the fleet, the savings would be $1 billion compared to $4.2 billion saved for retiring the whole fleet.[32]
This post was edited on 12/2/14 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 12/3/14 at 2:20 am to GetCocky11
quote:
The Air Forces recommends to cut a plane. Congress says that they will not cut it.
Issue is no one in the AF other than a few generals want to scrap it. A-10 pilots were pisseddddd
quote:
I wonder with Congressman's district produces the plane.
Its more the bases where the A-10 squadrons are at. Like AZ, GA.
This post was edited on 12/3/14 at 2:25 am
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