The Air Force has $80M F-35s and $150M F-22s. But the aircraft logging the most drone kills over Iran right now is a fifty-year-old airplane the Pentagon called obsolete, the A-10 Thunderbolt II. Here’s the equation that explains why. Iran adapted to Epic Fury by flooding the sky with Shahed-136 drones — each costing less than a pickup truck. The F-35 is too fast and too expensive to hunt them. The MQ-9 Reaper has no armor. The A-10 Warthog solved the cost equation with a $35K rocket, a 30mm cannon that decelerates the airplane when it fires, and a titanium cockpit that absorbs machine-gun rounds. In this episode, we break down the physics, the weapons, and the proof. #USAirForce #A10Warthog #F35 #AirpowerDecoded #OperationEpicFury #CounterDrone #StraitOfHormuz 0:00 The sound that isn’t a fifth-generation fighter 1:36 Why Iran’s cheapest weapon broke the Pentagon’s budget math 4:22 The p
Source: Why a Cold War Relic Is Outperforming the F – 35 Over Hormuz
