SSgt Private RallyPoint Member 916546 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Gen Welsh says that a reported exercise pitting the F-35 against the A-10 is a silly, futile exercise because of the F-35&#39;s capabilities. I would think that if they want to kill the criticism of replacing a beast with a new bird that the proponents would want this exercise in order to show that it would be capable of doing it.<br /><br />Perhaps the heads don&#39;t want it to occur because it would show the F-35&#39;s incapability to do what the A-10 does?<br /> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/020/732/qrc/635760375292473660-A-10-Warthog.jpg?1443052574"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/support/2015/08/24/welsh-f-35-vs--10-testing--silly-exercise/32292147/">Welsh: F-35 vs. A-10 Testing a &#39;Silly Exercise&#39;</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The Air Force is pushing back on reports the Pentagon&#39;s top weapons tester is planning to pitt the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter against the legacy A-10</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> 2015-08-25T10:02:27-04:00 SSgt Private RallyPoint Member 916546

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Gen Welsh says that a reported exercise pitting the F-35 against the A-10 is a silly, futile exercise because of the F-35&#39;s capabilities. I would think that if they want to kill the criticism of replacing a beast with a new bird that the proponents would want this exercise in order to show that it would be capable of doing it.<br /><br />Perhaps the heads don&#39;t want it to occur because it would show the F-35&#39;s incapability to do what the A-10 does?<br /> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/020/732/qrc/635760375292473660-A-10-Warthog.jpg?1443052574"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/support/2015/08/24/welsh-f-35-vs--10-testing--silly-exercise/32292147/">Welsh: F-35 vs. A-10 Testing a &#39;Silly Exercise&#39;</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The Air Force is pushing back on reports the Pentagon&#39;s top weapons tester is planning to pitt the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter against the legacy A-10</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div>

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