re: Do you think we will ever develop another manned fighter jet?

quote:

---

This is why as hard as they've tried they can't get rid of the A-10 Warthog

---

exactly...that old gnarly-looking beast fricked some shite up in Iraq....

quote:

---

It's going to be hard to replace manned close air support with remote drones. This is why as hard as they've tried they can't get rid of the A-10 Warthog

---

Close air support is going the way of the dodo bird regardless of the increase in drone use. Our surface to surface fires are becoming more accurate and responsive by the day. They require less coordination and much less logistical support and costs. Look at the battle of Raqqa in Syria. Marine artillery fired so many rounds, most of them precision guided munitions just as accurate as a JDAM, that they literally wore their barrels out and had to put the guns out of service.


LINK