I understand that while there is a one-for-one replacement for the aircraft in squadrons under the Air Force plan, it is not clear that close air support capability of the modernized force will equal or exceed the close air support capability of the current force.
Manchin questions the effectiveness of F-35 as a replacement for A-10 in close air support.
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