McSally announces new Air Force A-10 contract

The U.S. Senator Martha McSally announced the Air Force has awarded a new contract to replace wings on over 100 A-10’s, according to McSally’s team.

The contract will cover the remaining A-10’s in need of wing replacements, allowing the fleet to fly well into the 2030s.

“As a former A-10 pilot and commander of an A-10 squadron in combat, I know how critical the Warthog is to our military’s success in the air and on the ground,” said McSally. “I led the fight to keep the A-10 from being mothballed and to secure this re-winging funding, so it is good to see the contract awarded to start re-winging immediately–before any planes are grounded.

Reports show that McSally has led the effort to reverse the Air Force’s decision to retire the A-10 and keep the fleet flying.

McSally is a former A-10 pilot and first female to command a squadron of A-10’s in combat.

The A-10 is also stationed at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson, Arizona.