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USAF Requests End of Funding for New Computer for A-10 and Other Development Efforts

USAF Requests End of Funding for New Computer for A-10 and Other Development Efforts
An A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft, assigned to the 924th Maintenance Squadron, undergoes wireless prototype at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., June 29 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force is ending development efforts for the A-10, as the service wants to decommission the service's more than 200 close air support jets by 2028. Such development efforts have include the Central Interface Control System (CICS), an advanced computer to replace the A-10's Central Interface Control Unit (CICU), which manages pilot graphics and communications. A $4 billion omnibus reprogramming request by DoD Comptroller Mike McCord on June 30 asks Congress to approve a reduction of about $81…

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