The U.S. Air Force’s desire to retire the A-10 attack jet failed to find support from the Government Accountability Office.
By U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark Bucher [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
In a report published on Jun. 25, the GAO found that the service’s assessment of cost savings is inadequate and the estimated savings are incomplete and may have overstate or understate estimated savings.
Most importantly, the report highlighted the fact that the divestment of the A-10 will create potential gaps in close air support (CAS).