Can A Speedy And Flimsy F-35 Truly Replace A Low- And Slow-Flying Armored A-10 In Close Air Support?

F-35 pilot Maj. John Wilson

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Compare his fancy plane to the rough-and-tumble A-10


Maj. John Wilson flies F-35 stealth fighters at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona. Christian Sundsdal — editor of the Danish Website Krigeren — caught up with Wilson at Luke on April 7 and posed some of the most troubling questions that have vexed the new stealth fighter’s development.



WNU Editor: So the truth comes out .... an F-35 cannot replace the A-10 when it comes to close air support. The video link to this exchange is here .