The A10 has lots of redundancy, including a second engine, and even some armor. Super Tucanos lack all that. For a country like the USA, with expensive pilots and a huge aversion to getting pilots killed, something like the A10 makes far more sense. Other countries have a different situation obviously, making the Super Tucano a better choice for them.
The sane choice for the USA would be a new A10, redone mostly to avoid components that are getting difficult to source. Minor other changes are fine (geared turbofans, modernized armor, no bleed air...) but one shouldn't let Second System Syndrome make a monster.
The sane choice for the USA would be a new A10, redone mostly to avoid components that are getting difficult to source. Minor other changes are fine (geared turbofans, modernized armor, no bleed air...) but one shouldn't let Second System Syndrome make a monster.