USAF contracts KAL for Warthog maintenance through 2020

"user314" (user314) 09/10/2014 at 13:42 • Filed to: Plane-lopnik, blog, warthog, USAF

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Per Dan Parsons over on !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . on 9 September the USAF announced a contract with KAL for depot-level maintenance and repair of the A-10s stationed at Osan Air Base. The expected completion date of the contract is 30 September 2020, and will be completed at KAL's facility in Seoul.

bob and john > user314 09/10/2014 at 13:50

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you said warthog and this was the first thing that came to my mind:

user314 > bob and john 09/10/2014 at 13:56

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I think it looks more like a Puma.

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > user314 09/10/2014 at 13:56

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It's probably a helluva a lot cheaper to do it there than fly them all the way to Hill AFB.

user314 > Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole 09/10/2014 at 13:58

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True.

In the face of the USAF's repeated assertions that other planes like the F-15E and B-1B can do CAS, and that the A-10 needs to be retired PDQ, this does seem a bit odd though.

Dukie - Jalopnik Emergency Management Asshole > user314 09/10/2014 at 14:04

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Osan will probably be the last unit to close, due to their mission.