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The US Air Force plans to re-open a contract to produce new wings for the Fairchild Republic A-10 and preserve at least some of the three squadrons of fighters now facing early retirement in the absence of the structural upgrade, a top commander says...
... The USAF will pursue a new rewinging contract in fiscal year 2019 (FY 2019) for its fleet of A-10 that would also procure more wings than under the previous deal, according to a key officer.
... Air Combat Command (ACC) chief General James Holmes said the USAF plans to keep its fleet of roughly 280 A-10s until at least the 2030s
http://www.janes.com/article/77370/us-a ... g-contract
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... ct-445228/
La USAF ha seleccionado dos aviones en su "experimento de ataque ligero" para someterse a más vuelos de demostración, entre otros ejercicios. Tienen la intención de probar el AT-6 Wolverine y Embraer A-29 Super Tucano. Los nuevos experimentos, planificados para mayo a julio de 2018 en la Base de la Fuerza Aérea Davis-Monthan en Arizona
y cambio de doctrina desde el perenne COIN por todo el mundo hacia un "par cercano" como Rusia y China.
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