The Warthog stays alive...for now.
Air Force pushes back A-10 retirement to 2022:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/02/22...l?intcmp=hpbt1
Quote:
Once again, the deadline for retiring the versatile plane has been pushed back, this time to 2022, when it would be replaced by F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. While the F-35 rollout has been less than smooth, the real reason the Warthog keeps avoiding mothballs is that it is perfect for raining fire down on desert-dwelling Islamic extremists.
Glad the Warthog lives to fight another day.