Just in time to start sending them to the boneyard.    

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, Feb. 16, 2012 –– Boeing and the U.S. Air Force on Feb. 15 celebrated the rollout of the first re-winged A-10 Thunderbolt II in a ceremony at Hill Air Force Base.



Boeing is under contract with the Air Force to deliver 233 wing sets through 2018.

“This enhanced wing assembly will give the A-10 new strength and a new foundation for its continued service into 2040,” said Mark Bass, Maintenance, Modifications & Upgrades vice president and general manager for Boeing Defense, Space & Security.
“Boeing remains a committed partner in ensuring the A-10 continues to be a ready, reliable and viable weapon system for the U.S. Air Force.”

The A-10 wing replacement program is an example of Boeing’s continued expansion into non-Boeing platform work.
The wing sets are produced at the company’s production facility in Macon, Ga., with partner Korean Aerospace Industries.
They are delivered to the Air Force customer at the Ogden Air Logistics Center.

Boeing delivered the first A-10 wing set to the Air Force in March 2011.
After mating to the aircraft and validation and verification of the wing, Air Force pilots flew the aircraft on its first flight in November.

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Do I need ATF paperwork to own one????

Very cool, though!!!!

It's a beautiful airplane.  I'm personally grateful they're still flying.

Gig 'em,

backbencher

I support this.

Long live the MIGHTY A-10  !

So what are they gonna do with all those new wing sets? They certainly aren't going to be using many of them to fly since they are mothballing a large percentage of the A10 fleet.

Yet another example of rampant waste in government spending.

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Obama knows more about military readiness. Just admit it.

Wow. . .look at the crowd at that press conference. . .
 

They should give those to the Marines.

One of the best in the inventory.



Long may she fly!


 

Just like the KC-135 the last pilot to fly one hasn't been born yet! Hard to rid of stuff that works!

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Ah, they're just refurbishing them to use against us at some point down the road.

The flying chainsaw of justice.

( if you've ever heard one do a strafing run in real life you'll understand why I call it that.)

I wish he would choke himself with the wookies dick.

Yeah give um to the Marines and Army



put an end to this CAS cat fighting



 

Not possible! The EPA won't allow it!

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The A-10 isn't going anywhere, any time soon.

Would be cool, but they would have to be able to take off and land from a carrier, and probably an LHA type "short bus" like the one I was on, so no chance .

Hells Bells, doesn't the ATF have two of these?

The best part about this airplane is it kills people.

They had a couple OV-10 Broncos


but IIRC congress dick slapped um and gave um to customs
 

Mothball the planes?


Fine. Take out the gau8 avenger cannon and set it on top of some treads and a 15,000 round drum.

Send these portable death units along side Abrams.

Let the games begin...

That's the single most elegant thing I've ever seen on ARFCOM.

Mothball= Oil up gun and put in back of safe.

Mothball= Load Pmag, Put Cover on Pmag, put Pmag in ammo can.

Love the A10! Bad guys hate the sound of it coming!

When the 5 A-10 squadrons are cut from the USAF the planes will be going to the boneyard.

Well, then that leaves BATFE room for a couple A10's. Of course, i would hate to see what kind of flat metal bars, chains, ropes, shoelaces, and other assorted items they would have attached to the planes for them to "function as intended".

I bet the sound of an A10 arriving to the battle is like losing virginity again.

Unless, of course, your name is hadji.

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The A10 can IIRC take off from an extremely short runway. All you'd really need are foldable wings, which is too bad since they JUST finished making the wings

The thing is designed to fly slow and low, so it would probably be very easy to take off and land from a carrier even without a catapult.

The A-10, my favorite military aircraft, is going away, to be used for hurricane chasing/testing.
http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/defense-cuts-include-10-warthog_620839.html

This is the future in aviation.
http://singularityhub.com/2012/02/09/the-era-of-robotic-warfare-has-arrived-30-of-all-us-military-aircraft-are-drones/