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April 2nd, 2018, 04:40
Military.com 30 Mar 2018 By Richard Sisk
Air Force (http://www.military.com/air-force) Secretary Heather Wilson said Friday that new wings for the workhorse A-10 Thunderbolt (http://www.military.com/equipment/a-10-thunderbolt-ii) will keep the close-air support aircraft in the inventory for another dozen years or more.
Last week, Wilson told the House Armed Services Committee that funding for the re-winging of the A-10s (https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/01/25/air-force-searching-new-company-re-wing-10s.html) in the fiscal year 2018 budget would keep the "Warthogs" flying at least to 2030.
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At an Air Force Association breakfast Friday, Wilson extended the potential retirement date for the A-10, whose first production model was delivered in 1975. She said the A-10s would remain in the fleet to 2030 "and possibly beyond."
Last year, the Air Force told Congress that 110 of the 283 A-10s in its fleet were in danger of being permanently grounded unless money was appropriated to re-wing them.
The $1.3 trillion omnibus spending packaged signed by President Donald Trump (https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/23/trump-says-he-considering-veto-13-trillion-budget.html) last week included $103 million requested by the service for the re-winging.
-- Richard Sisk can be reached at Richard.Sisk@Military.com.
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Air Force (http://www.military.com/air-force) Secretary Heather Wilson said Friday that new wings for the workhorse A-10 Thunderbolt (http://www.military.com/equipment/a-10-thunderbolt-ii) will keep the close-air support aircraft in the inventory for another dozen years or more.
Last week, Wilson told the House Armed Services Committee that funding for the re-winging of the A-10s (https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2018/01/25/air-force-searching-new-company-re-wing-10s.html) in the fiscal year 2018 budget would keep the "Warthogs" flying at least to 2030.
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At an Air Force Association breakfast Friday, Wilson extended the potential retirement date for the A-10, whose first production model was delivered in 1975. She said the A-10s would remain in the fleet to 2030 "and possibly beyond."
Last year, the Air Force told Congress that 110 of the 283 A-10s in its fleet were in danger of being permanently grounded unless money was appropriated to re-wing them.
The $1.3 trillion omnibus spending packaged signed by President Donald Trump (https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/03/23/trump-says-he-considering-veto-13-trillion-budget.html) last week included $103 million requested by the service for the re-winging.
-- Richard Sisk can be reached at Richard.Sisk@Military.com.
Related Topics DoDBuzz (https://www.military.com/topics/dodbuzz) Air Force (https://www.military.com/topics/air-force) A-10 Thunderbolt II (Warthog) (https://www.military.com/topics/10-thunderbolt-ii-warthog) Attack Aircraft (https://www.military.com/topics/attack-aircraft)Gear and Equipment (https://www.military.com/topics/gear-and-equipment)