From the article: > In other words, the same "inhospitable environment" that Pentagon leaders are pitching to justify the A-10's final farewell, are exactly th

From the article: > In other words, the same "inhospitable environment" that Pentagon leaders are pitching to justify the A-10's final farewell, are exactly the same conditions the jet was designed to survive in some 40 years ago. I disagree with that assessment. The top-end of air defense capabilities is much better than when the plane was designed. The A-10 is vulnerable to the same systems that have continued to evolve to combat ever more advanced attack helicopters. That said, I agree with his assessment that the USAF is more interested in replacing the red-headed step-child of the force with a sexy new fighter jock platform than in actually providing an effective CAS platform for the Army. That's why they'll never do what I suggested and replace the A-10 with a newer, similar CAS aircraft to pair with a sexy, high-threat-environment ground attack aircraft.