[BostonCard]

No A-10s were ever delivered, and I don't think Ukraine really ever wanted them.

“Ukraine hasn't expressed much interest. I think they, rightfully, are concerned about their survivability,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said during a House Armed Services Committee hearing Wednesday.

https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2024/0...ys/395821/

On the question of A10’s, I know they are meant as attack aircraft, but could they have been used to hunt for drones or would they have been too slow for that?  I was thinking that they might make decent Shahed hunters, given that those drones fly slowly, and the A10’s vulnerability to enemy missiles would be limited given that to knock out drones they can be flying well within Ukranian territory.

BC

[BostonCard]

No A-10s were ever delivered, and I don't think Ukraine really ever wanted them.

“Ukraine hasn't expressed much interest. I think they, rightfully, are concerned about their survivability,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said during a House Armed Services Committee hearing Wednesday.

https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2024/0...ys/395821/

On the question of A10’s, I know they are meant as attack aircraft, but could they have been used to hunt for drones or would they have been too slow for that?  I was thinking that they might make decent Shahed hunters, given that those drones fly slowly, and the A10’s vulnerability to enemy missiles would be limited given that to knock out drones they can be flying well within Ukranian territory.

BC