
President Trump announced 21 Boeing [BA] F-15EX fighters will replace the A-10 Warthog close air support aircraft at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich. "As commander-in-chief, I am proud to announce that very soon we will replace the retiring A-10 Warthogs with 21 brand-new F-15EX Eagle II fighter jets--the best in the world," Trump said in a Tuesday speech at Selfridge. In the last several years, Air Force leaders have said that the retirement of the A-10 fleet would not lead…