@A10TheHog The year is 2176. Over their objections Congress just directed the Air Force to extend the A-10 program to 2190. The authorization includes refurbishing the now 200 year old airframes.
@MAWKVLT airplanes mostly came from czech surplus, but ferrying arms and other equipment came from volunteers who were willing to scudrun overseas to israel from places in south/central europe.
@QvisContraNos@MAWKVLT yes, engineers took the wind tunnel model to the western wall and broke a chain-linked fence. it was a big deal and partially why israel can throw its own software into f-15/16/35s.