There’s nothing in the inventory that’ll replace it. It is THE ground attack bird, slow ugly, armored and armed to the teeth. On beaurocratic stupidity would remove it from service when there IS not substitute. They would be ideal for interdiction against Iranian “fast boats” and the...
I remember back when Reagan was president. The national dept reached $900 Billion (took 200+ years, 2 world wars and a Cold War to get there) and the Dems were screaming it was the end of the world. Now an extra $1 TRILLION per Quarter is “normal”, and folks wonder why Hamburgers are $20 and...
Anything built correctly doesn’t need constant “improvement”, “generations” etc, instead it will just quietly continue to do what is was designed to do. THAT is the hallmark of a great design.
Y’all ever notice how, literally, EVERYTHING causes cancer in Commiefornia? I suspect all them thar carcinogens are what killed of all the brain cells in their citizens and turned ‘em into commies…😳
Not until it gets a lot worse-and then, by the time these would be “socialists” wake up, it likely will be too late. I fear for my Grandkids and great granddaughter.
I’d not count on it, esp in the DPR of Illinois, Commiefornia, Nee York and similar environs. Still, carry a dead nuts solid reliable pistol. Even the most valuable one, lost forever in beauracracy, is a bargain if it saves your life.