By F-35 vs. A-10. A congressionally mandated comparison test of the Air Force’s F-35A and A-10 aircraft will be conducted during the F-35’s initial operational test and evaluation, which is slated to run from September to May, a service spokesman says. The comparison test, which is required by the fiscal year 2017 defense authorization act, is supposed to focus on close air support, combat search and rescue and forward air controller airborne missions. The defense act blocks the retirement of any…
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