Nastavak modernizacije
US Air Force A-10 getting mission computer upgrade https://defbrief.com/2022/06/19/us-air-force-a-10-.....r-upgrade/ Citat:The A-10 central interface control system program will replace the current mission computer and weapons stores management system, fully modernizing the operational flight program software environment and establishing COSMC as the new central computer for the A-10.
Citat:Four US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs assigned to 355th Wing, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, conducts Agile Combat Employment exercise at Rogers Dry Lake, Edwards Air Force Base, California, June 27.
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Citat:Hawgsmoke 2022 kicked off on September 6 and will wrap up tonight. This year’s event was hosted by the Idaho Air National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing, and the snapshots that have already come out of it are impressive. The 37 Warthogs involved in the competition make up more than a tenth of the Air Force’s entire 281-strong fleet all in one place. 150 Pilots, as well as maintainers and weapon teams from 15 active duty, Air National Guard, and Air Force Reserve units, are participating in the overall competition, including the following outfits:
25th Fighter Squadron from Osan Air Base, South Korea
47th Fighter Squadron from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona
66th Weapons Squadron from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
74th Fighter Squadron from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia
75th Fighter Squadron from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia
76th Fighter Squadron from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia
104th Fighter Squadron from Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland
107th Fighter Squadron from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan
163d Fighter Squadron from Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station, Indiana
190th Fighter Squadron from Gowen Field Air National Guard Base, Boise, Idaho
303rd Fighter Squadron from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri
354th Fighter Squadron from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona
357th Fighter Squadron from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona
358th Fighter Squadron from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri
422d Test and Evaluation Squadron from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
Citat:Two US Air Force 74th Fighter Squadron A-10C Thunderbolt IIs prepare to aerial refuel above Wake Island, Oct. 23. These aircraft transited from Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to participate in a Dynamic Force Employment Operation.
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Ameri na vezbi
Citat:US Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II, loaded with training version of ADM-160 Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD), sits on San Clemente Island, California, Nov. 7, during Green Flag-West exercise.
A-10 can carry up to 16 MALDs.
When launched from aircraft, MALD, like a cruise missile, can mimic radar returns of any American aircraft in service – buying time and survivability for blue forces by making the targeting problem more complicated for enemy.
https://twitter.com/ryankakiuchan/status/1595246521838370816
Izglada mi da ce prvih 21 kom otici u penziju
Citat:The approval to retire 21 A-10s represents a thaw in a years-long disagreement between the service and lawmakers over the fate of the stalwart, but aging, attack plane.
Citat:The service has repeatedly tried to cut A-10s and use the money to modernize other aspects of its fleet, but Congress has continually rebuffed those efforts. Most recently, it rejected an Air Force request to cut 42 A-10s in the 2022 NDAA.
Now, that has changed. The Air Force’s 2023 budget request asked for permission to cut 21 A-10s at Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base in Indiana, and replace that squadron’s planes with an equal number of F-16s.
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2022/12/07/congres.....ense-bill/
Ameri u J.Koreji
Citat:US Air Force 25th Fighter Generation Squadron crew chiefs relocate an A-10C Thunderbolt II from flightline into a hangar during training event at Osan Air Base, South Korea, Dec. 15. Airmen quickly moved aircraft into hangars due to sudden adverse weather conditions.
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