Love information like that. Thank you.So when the AN-J-3 was created, the A-2 was declared “limited standard issue.” For a long time, we thought that meant no more ordering A-2s, but that’s not correct. All it meant was the A-2 wasn’t the latest and greatest equipment anymore, and procurement people inside the Air Force needed a reason to buy A-2s. And they did continue to buy them: the last three A-2 contracts were ordered after the A-2 became limited standard issue.
What killed the A-2 was this document (it’s short):
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Well done gents. Well done.So when the AN-J-3 was created, the A-2 was declared “limited standard issue.” For a long time, we thought that meant no more ordering A-2s, but that’s not correct. All it meant was the A-2 wasn’t the latest and greatest equipment anymore, and procurement people inside the Air Force needed a reason to buy A-2s. And they did continue to buy them: the last three A-2 contracts were ordered after the A-2 became limited standard issue.
What killed the A-2 was this document (it’s short):
View attachment 175681