Sep 082018
The A-10 is a hell of a plane. There will be no more of them, and no more like them. And that’s a shame ona certain level; a plane that can bring a pilot home after taking a Mighty Blow from the enemy is of course a wonderful thing. But the role of the A-10 is being taken by the likes of the F-35 and drones; the F-35 *should* be survivable by dint of its stealthiness and high altitude; the drones will be survivable because, well, there’s nobody to kill. A drone might have the ruggedness of a Faberge egg, but if one gets blown to bits…meh. Only money.
On the other hand, no drone pilot will ever have a story like this guys: