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Kris Osborn, National Interest: America’s Stealth F-35 Fighter vs. the A-10 Warthog: Who Wins in a Fight?
Will the F-35s current and future line up of weapons, coupled with its sensors and ISR technologies enable the aircraft to out-perform the A-10 warthog when it comes to Close Air Support Missions.
Flying close to ground troops in combat in hostile and high-threat conditions requires a host of unique attributes for an aircraft — such as flying slow and low to the ground, absorbing some degree of small arms fire and having an ability to quickly maneuver in response to fast-changing ground combat conditions.
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More News On The Pentagon Plans To Test The A-10 vs. F-35 On Close-Air-Support
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Pentagon Plans Flyoffs Between A-10 and F-35 (Sputnik)
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