House Committee Backs A-10 Retirement

The House Appropriations Committee has passed a $491 billion Pentagon spending bill for fiscal 2015 that backs the U.S. Air Force plan to begin to retire the A-10 Thunderbolt. The committee defeated an amendment by Rep. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) that would have continued to fund the A-10 at the expense...
Jen DiMascio

Based in Washington, Jen previously managed Aviation Week’s worldwide defense, space and security coverage.

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