A-10 Warthog Wins Unexpected Lifeline as Congress Blocks Retirement Plans
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A-10 Warthog wins unexpected lifeline as Congress blocks retirement plans
The BRRRRT Act seeks to keep at least 126 A-10s operationalIran operations revive debate over the A-10's military futureFuture A-10 retirements face stricter certification requirements under new legislationA proposed House bill requires the US Air Force to retain at least 126 A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthogs, reversing plans to retire much of the nearly 50-year-old attack aircraft fleet.The legislation follows renewed attention on the aircraft after…
Congressional ‘BRRRRT Act’ seeks to keep the A-10 flying, but veteran pilot warns of capability gap
The legislation comes amid a long-running debate over the future of the A-10 and whether newer aircraft can adequately replace its close air support and combat search-and-rescue capabilities.
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ussanews.comRep Abe Hamadeh Introduces Bipartisan BRRRRT Act To Keep 126 A-10 Warthogs Flying Through 2033
Arizona Republican Rep. Abe Hamadeh (R-AZ08) has introduced bipartisan legislation requiring the U.S. Air Force to maintain at least 126 A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft through fiscal year 2033 and preserve the personnel, training, and maintenance programs needed to keep the aircraft operational. Hamadeh introduced H.R. 9780, formally titled the Bolstering Recognition, Resurgence, Retention, and Remembrance of the Thunderbolt Act, this week. The me…
After a long series of backs and forths regarding its continuity towards the future, the U.S. Congress is advancing in the treatment of the so-called “BRRRRT” Act (referring to the famous sound emitted by the GAU-8 Avenger cannon) to stop the withdrawal of A-10 attack aircraft in the hands of the [...] The entry Congress advances in the treatment of the “BRRRRT” Act that would prevent the withdrawal of the A-10 attack aircraft projected by the U…
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