The U.S. Air Force has been circulating a draft document for a new close-air-support aircraft to replace the A-10, the service’s deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and requirements said.
By SrA Robert Barney, USAF [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
If all goes according to plans, a new attack jet requirement could figure in the service’s five-year budget plan that runs from FY 2018-2022.