Close Air Support: Status of the Air Force's Efforts to Replace the A-10 Aircraft

Abstract

The Department of Defense is considering replacement options for the Air Force's primary close air support aircraft, the A-10. The Air Force is concerned about the A-10's ability to support the Army and survive the Soviet air defense threat of the 1990s and beyond. The Congress may soon face some major funding decisions on the A-10 replacement. The Chairman of the House Committee on Armed Services asked GAO to identify close air support requirements and review the Air Force's plans to replace or upgrade its close support aircraft, the A-10 and the A-7. This report addresses the A-10 replacement; the A-7 upgrade is addressed in a separate report. GAO discusses these efforts in separate reports because the issues associated with each are sufficiently different and significant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA473121

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Interdiction
  • Aircraft Design
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Contracts
  • Military Aircraft
  • National Security
  • Radar
  • Tactical Air Support
  • Tactical Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies