2 chapters across the catalog
A-10 Warthog Retirement, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
The retirement of the A-10 Warthog is criticized as a move to fund the "piece of junk" F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Pierre Sprey, the designer of the A-10, argues that the F-35 is useless for ground attack and that stealth technology is largely a scam. The Air Force brass is accused of hating the A-10 because ground support missions make them feel "subservient" to the Army.
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Failures and Pierre Sprey Analysis
Pierre Sprey, designer of the A-10 and F-15, criticizes the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as a "turkey" that fails in ground attack, dogfighting, and stealth capabilities. Sprey argues that the F-35's stealth is a "scam" easily defeated by long-wavelength Russian radar technology dating back to World War II. The continued funding of the trillion-dollar program is described as a wealth transfer to Lockheed Martin rather than a strategic military necessity.
