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Re-Winging of A-10s Begins Second Round, Boeing Says

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, May 25th, 2022

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Re-Winging of A-10s Begins Second Round, Boeing Says

A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots with the 190th Fighter Squadron, Idaho Air National Guard train with F-35 Lightning II pilots from the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 225, at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, January 7-9 (U.S. Air National Guard Photo)

Boeing [BA] has delivered the first new A-10 wing set in a second round of A-10 re-winging to follow the initial phase for 173 of the planes, the company said on May 25. Boeing, Korean Aerospace Industries and other companies are teamed on the effort and delivered the first new, second round wing set for installation at Ogden Air Logistics Complex, Utah this month, Boeing said. The first round of re-winging of 173 A-10s came under the 2007 A-10 Enhanced…

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