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The Air Force has completed comparison testing between its top close-air-support platform and its newest, most advanced fighter, but pilots and experts have said the two planes are like apples and oranges.

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The Mi-35 is a Russian-made attack helicopter, also known as the Mi-24 Hind. It is designed to provide close air support and can also be used as a troop transport. The Mi-35 has a distinctive appearance, with a large, heavily-armored cockpit and a tandem r

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A U.S. Army Ranger Joint Terminal Attack Controller from 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment conducts Close Air Support proficiency training at Fort Smith, Ark. The 75th Ranger Regiment trains their Forward Observers (MOS 13F) as JTACs through the Special Operations Terminal Attack Controller Course at Yuma, Ariz. and was the first unit to have Army Forward Observers as JTAC qualified personnel.

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The Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II, also known as the “Warthog” or “Hog” is the first American aircraft specially designed for close air support to land forces. #a10 #a10 warthog #fighterjet #usaf #military plane #army #veteran pilot #aircraft #plane #airplane #warbird

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In 1973 the Fairchild-Republic Company of Farmingdale was selected to build the A-10, the first Air Force plane specifically designed for close air support. Designed for the accurate delivery of ordnance at low altitude, the A-10 is the most heavily armed,

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