"The U.S. Air Force seems to have woken up to the fact that it can’t simply retire the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack jet.The Air Force has waged a years-long campaign to scrap its A-10 fleet in a bid to save roughly $4 billion in operating costs. Service leaders have argued that the plane’s close air support mission can be performed by existing platforms, including the B-1 bomber and the highly-anticipated F-35 Joint Strike Fighter."
| Either the Super Tucano or the old MV-10 Bronco would be a good choice as an inexpensive attack aircraft with long loiter time, as long as you otherwise have complete air supremacy... |