A-10 Pilot's Compelling Case For Replacing Warthogs With Super Hornets

A-10 Pilot's Compelling Case For Replacing Warthogs With Super Hornets - PATRICK “BURT” BROWN - THE WAR ZONE

• An A-10 Weapons Instructor lays out how buying (NAVY!) F/A-18E/Fs fits the Air Force’s imperatives and keeps the A-10’s unique braintrust intact.

"The U.S. Air Force wants to retire the A-10 Warthog, an aircraft I have flown for years around the globe, by the end of the decade. 

While many may think all of us in the A-10 community want to hold onto our beloved mount for dear life, that isn’t necessarily the case. 

What many of us do want is a suitable replacement, of which there is none currently planned. 

This new aircraft should be relatively economical while also bringing additional capabilities to the fight, especially one in the Pacific against China. 

That aircraft should be the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet for a slew of reasons, some of which may be surprising...