The US is buying some Super Tucanos, but they seem to be going more to Afghanistan than staying in the Air Force's arsenal [1]. Though the bigger problem is tha

The US is buying some Super Tucanos, but they seem to be going more to Afghanistan than staying in the Air Force's arsenal [1]. Though the bigger problem is that the Air Force really resents having to do fixed wing close air support, and would much rather have the army just get helicopters for the job, even if helicopters have weaknesses in such a role, so they don't even like having to fly the A-10. [1] http://dodbuzz.com/2015/03/06/afghan-military-to-receive-its-first-a-29s-in-december/ http://dodbuzz.com/2015/03/06/afghan-military-to-receive-its...