La saga du A-10 Thunderbolt II (suite et pas fin)

Lire http://psk.blog.24heures.ch/archive/2015/06/27/nouvelle-bataille-a-propos-du-retrait-des-a-10-859201.html et http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/military/2015/06/25/gao-report-air-force-a10-justification/29285967/

Le rapport de la Cour des Comptes américaine :

A-10-GAO-US-671006

Extrait

Finally, Air Force divestment of the A-10 will create potential gaps in close air support (CAS)—a mission involving air action against hostile targets in proximity to friendly forces—and other missions, and DOD is planning to address some of these gaps. For example, A-10 divestment results in an overall capacity decrease in the Air Force’s CAS-capable fleet.