Doesn't the Pentagon want to scrap them, but congress is trying to keep them? Or is it the other way around?
Pentagon claims they can do the A-10's job with the new F-35 and the F-16. They say mothballing the fleet will save 3.7 billion.
Problem with the Pentagon's "fix" is neither of those aircraft can fly as low as the A-10 or absorb the damage a Warthog can take.
The Congress critters in the districts where the A-10's are based are fighting the cuts. Lets hope they succeed.