The Air Force is going to send contracts for a Super A-10: Revealed: US Air Force Is Planning to Build a Super A-10 WarthogHere is one proposal for that: the Machete, an inline turboprop. More on it:Here is the CAS mission policy: https://fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/j...Prior plans to retire the fleet of A-10s were purely budget driven, senior Air Force leaders have consistently said.u201cI donu2019t want to retire it,u201d Welsh told a Congressional Committee in early March. They still have a close-air-support mission, still have a need, and if the money is there, will pra platform for it. Trump appears to want the money for the platform.Available CAS platforms are fast movers like the F-16, rotary airframes like the Apache, and CAS SpecOps platforms like the AC-130J Ghost Rider - USAF Special OperationsThere really has never been a better CAS option than the A-10. Itu2019s almost perfect for low-threat environments. Itu2019s not as good in AA environs. The platform is able to go low, slow, and loiter. Anybody who wants to improve on it, will have their work cut out for them.If you want more video including some ride-along shots: