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From 2005 to June 2011, [45] the entire fleet of 356 A-10s and OA-10s were modernized in the Precision Engagement program and redesignated A-10C. Over the next few years, problems with wing structure fatigue, first noticed in production years earlier, began to come to the fore.

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On 25 March 2010, an A-10 conducted the first flight of an aircraft with all engines powered by a biofuel blend comprising a 1:1 blend of JP-8 and Camelina-based fuel. Aircraft Photo of 79-0195 / AF79-195 | Fairchild A-10A Thunderbolt II | USA - Air Force | AirHistory. However, further cuts to the number of active duty A-10s will be paused by Congress until the USAF demonstrates its Close Air Support missions can be replaced by other aircraft. These birds must be faster and more robust to deliver firepower to the battlefield while evading enemy fire.

A capable aircraft for its era, with a relatively large payload and long loiter time, the propeller-driven design was relatively slow and vulnerable to ground fire.

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After multiple rejections from Congress, the USAF gained congressional permission to start retiring A-10s in 2023. Six companies submitted aircraft proposals, with Northrop and Fairchild Republic in Germantown, Maryland [21] selected to build prototypes: the YA-9A and YA-10A, respectively.On 22 December, a Requirements Action Directive was issued for the A-X CAS airplane, [16] and the Attack Experimental (A-X) program office was formed.

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Be sure to weigh down the front of the plane during construction, as it don't sit flat unless you do so. Darpa Refocuses Precision Close Air Support Effort On Manned Aircraft" Archived 23 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. A-10s usually fly with an ALQ-131 Electronic countermeasures (ECM) pod under one wing and two AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles for self-defense under the other wing. USAF studying future attack aircraft options Archived 10 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – Flightglobal.A-10 deployments followed at bases both at home and abroad, including England AFB, Louisiana; Eielson AFB, Alaska; Osan Air Base, South Korea; and RAF Bentwaters/ RAF Woodbridge, England. Additionally, the Pave Penny pods and pylons were removed as their receive-only capability has been replaced by the AN/AAQ-28(V)4 LITENING AT targeting pods or Sniper XR targeting pod, which both have laser designators and laser rangefinders. S. commanders began sending A-10s to hit IS targets in central and northwestern Iraq on an almost daily basis. It has superior maneuverability at low speeds and altitude due to its large wing area, high wing aspect ratio, and large ailerons.

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The aging nature of the fleet led to questions about sustainability at a time when unmanned drones are taking over the ground attack and close air support roles.The existing prop-driven attack planes were woefully ill suited, so they took things in a new direction. A single-seat, twin turbofan engine developed for the United States Air Force, designed for close air support, attacking armored vehicles and tanks along with quick-action support against enemy ground forces.