A-10AMX: Is there anything about this project?

[Regio Ammiraglio]

So apparently in 1978 the usa proposed a new version of the A10 to the Italian air force called A10AMX. This version had various differences in order to funfill the requirments of the Italian air force, with the main modifications being the Turbo-Union RB.199-36 engines that gave to this new version a max speed of 830 km/h. This version was proposed in order to partecipate at the Italian amx competition, later winned by the amx A11 itself. I've heard rumors that the A10AMX was presented at le bourget 1972 and a brochure with Italian camo was made, do anyone know something more about this project?

 

[Jason Dykstra (Wyvern)]

I wonder whether any modifications had to be made to the airframe, considering that this variant would be significantly faster than the standard A-10, at least, as far as I'm aware.

 

[TomS]

I wonder whether any modifications had to be made to the airframe, considering that this variant would be significantly faster than the standard A-10, at least, as far as I'm aware.

It seems like not much. This idea is mentioned in passing at the beginning of the thread here:

Post in thread 'Fairchild A-10 Projects' https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/fairchild-a-10-projects.160/post-886

 

[overscan (PaulMM)]

So apparently in 1978 the usa proposed a new version of the A10 to the Italian air force called A10AMX. This version had various differences in order to funfill the requirments of the Italian air force, with the main modifications being the Turbo-Union RB.199-36 engines that gave to this new version a max speed of 830 km/h. This version was proposed in order to partecipate at the Italian amx competition, later winned by the amx A11 itself. I've heard rumors that the A10AMX was presented at le bourget 1972 and a brochure with Italian camo was made, do anyone know something more about this project?
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There's this artwork of the two-seat N/A-10 with low-bypass-ratio engines, probably F404. It gives an idea of how the nacelles would look.