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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
Worked with a lot of A-10 guys, they are great airplanes but old airplanes. Over the last decade they have gotten significant upgrades for mission capability and new wings (old airplane remember), but they are still at the core a 30+ year old plane. Talking to A-10 mechanics, they spend far more hours wrenching on the planes than they actually spend in the air. Like most USAF planes they are very labor intensive.
Modern cockpit? 
Photo of a friend of mine, taken by a great photographer that I have worked with many times (high-g productions, has a great calendar btw).
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How modern do you need for a CAS weapon that fires these? You need a screen for the Maverick and a way to track laser designated targets with the Pave Penny pod. It is a weapons system we don't have a replacement for. Back in the 80s it was thought the F16 could replace it, now the F35 if it ever goes into full production. As far as I know, there isn't a way to decoy a 30mm round headed your way.
