F-35 test team conducts series of A-10 comparison flights

By Courtney Albon / July 13, 2018 at 10:03 AM
The F-35 Joint Operational Test Team conducted an eight-day run of F-35 and A-10 comparison tests this week -- a much-anticipated, congressionally directed test event meant to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of each aircraft in various scenarios. Congress directed the program to conduct the tests in the Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act -- after the Air Force proposed to retire the A-10 fleet and rely more on other platforms, like the F-35, to conduct close-air-support missions. The...

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