A-10 Warthog

[Kirkhill]

Other, low and slow options

U.S. Navy MH-60s, Air Force F-16s Will Soon Fly With New C-UAS Missiles - Naval News

Derivatives of the AGR-20F FALCO air-to-air missile are being rapidly prototyped to fulfill the urgent low-cost engagement requirement for one-way attack drone swarms numbered in the hundreds.

www.navalnews.com

An MQ-9 can do this for cheaper.

How many APKWSII per MQ-9B?

 

[Halifax Tar]

An MQ-9 can do this for cheaper.

But does it go

 

[ytz]

Other, low and slow options

U.S. Navy MH-60s, Air Force F-16s Will Soon Fly With New C-UAS Missiles - Naval News

Derivatives of the AGR-20F FALCO air-to-air missile are being rapidly prototyped to fulfill the urgent low-cost engagement requirement for one-way attack drone swarms numbered in the hundreds.

www.navalnews.com

How many APKWSII per MQ-9B?

Enough. And it hangs out on the scene for hours more. It's so cheap to operate that 24/7 coverage can be provided too. Something that would be difficult with the A-10.

As long as A-10s are available, burn the flight hours I guess. But the mythology around this thing is getting to be as bad as the Gripen Bros.

It's not the 80s. If we want an unsurvivable aircraft to deliver CAS, there's drones, gunships and attack helos. There's a lot more options. And they tend to bring more persistence or firepower. Or in the case of the Spectre both.

If you want to see a modern example of providing CAS without the A-10, here's a famously lopsided event:

Battle of Khasham - Wikipedia

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