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A midnight pardon for the warthog!
It appears the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has given the A-10 a stay of execution. This year’s original funding bill zeroed out the hawg in 2026, but the SASC has put the A-10 back in (along with some E-7 and F-35s).
FWIW this is part of the 15-year saga within the USAF. Do we keep the jets we have to preserve mass or buy the current state of the art or invest in a facemelting future? It seems like the answer today is “yes”
What does that mean for the applicants? Truthfully, uncertainty but there’s often opportunity. By shifting money from the future (the USAF plan) to the current (the SASC markup). There should be more metal (and more interviews) for folks reading this now.
defensenews.com
Some A-10 Warthogs may dodge retirement under proposed Senate bill
The DOD's fiscal 2026 budget calls for the Air Force to retire its remaining 162 A-10 attack planes. The Senate's version would have the service keep 103.
