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Three Years and Counting, No Results Available from F-35A and A-10C Comparison Testing

Three Years and Counting, No Results Available from F-35A and A-10C Comparison Testing
U.S. Air Force airmen and A-10s from the 75th Fighter Squadron at Moody AFB, Ga., return from supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel in Afghanistan Jan. 25, 2019 (Air Force Photo)

U.S. Air Force officials told lawmakers last week that a report is out on the results of comparion testing between the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35A and the A-10C close air support aircraft--testing that finished in March 2019, but it was unclear whether those results would be publicly available. In a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee's (HASC) tactical air and land forces subcommittee on Apr. 27, Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) asked whether the Air Force planned to release an…

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