Arrogance.... Defiance most definitely, how could they not warn our benevolent, all knowing and almighty big brother?

Well, I for one do not think survivability is the problem here. As is often mentioned, the Hog was indeed designed to operate vs armored targets (ie Soviet) in a HIGHLY dangerous environment. SAM, ZSUs , you name it. If you look at the number of sorties flown in the first Gulf War, despite the losses, the A-10 was one…

Well given the cost of the F35 program and procurement, and the anticipated maintenance costs, we are not far off getting a fleet of 747 CMCAs and cruise missiles. To me, their use would be very similar to that of the F35: operate in a non contested air superiority environment, and blast away targets regardless of…

The only way I believe the USAF point of view on the A-10 can be understood is how low intensity, counter insurgency conflicts are perceived by generals and politicians. Since Vietnam, all the wars the US and the West have been involved in have been won or lost on a single criteria: the public perception and its…