> "The A-10 also has high maintenance costs..." Isn't the A-10 the cheapest-to-operate combat jet the U.S. uses? I mean, maybe you could argue that you get mo

> "The A-10 also has high maintenance costs..." Isn't the A-10 the cheapest-to-operate combat jet the U.S. uses? I mean, maybe you could argue that you get more capability per dollar for some other platform, but A-10s aren't expensive. (Or at least, historically they aren't. Maybe they've been getting more expensive because the airframes are so old.)