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Air Force

Senators Affirm Plans to Fund A-10 Warthog Through FY 2016

Valerie Insinna

Tuesday, May 5th, 2015

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Senators Affirm Plans to Fund A-10 Warthog Through FY 2016

The A-10 Thunderbolt II. (Photo: Air Force)

A group of senators—including the Senate Armed Services Committee chairman—indicated they would oppose the Air Force’s plan to retire the A-10 Warthog, signaling that they will push for funding the aircraft in defense authorization bill deliberations next week."With the upcoming markup of the defense authorization [bill], we plan to ensure that the A-10 is preserved so that our men and women on the ground have the very best close air support capability because they deserve it,” Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.)…

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