Progress for A-10C Thunderbolt II re-winging programme

摘要

A COMPETITION to provide new wings for the US Air Force's A-10C fleet moved closer after President Trump signed off the fiscal 2018 Appropriations Act in mid-March. This includes $103m to restart production of A-10 wing sets. To date, Boeing has re-winged around 170 A-10s from a total fleet of approximately 280 A-10s requiring new wings. The USAF will now run a competition for the re-winging work on the remaining aircraft. A draft request for proposals (RFP) has been issued and a final solicitation was expected to be released as AFM went to press. Proposals will be due by June 5, with contractor selection and contract award expected by next March.