I know that this thread is ancient. I know §10 of the forum rules states: "Do not dig up old threads".
But I have good reason to bump this.
I have looked for months, literally months and have not been able to find any other threads on the BIS forums, Armaholic forums, or the sort precisely relating to this topic.
I would really like to be given closure on whether or not there is in fact a simple way to replace the airstrike units in the SOM with placed units, as you can do with artillery and transport options.
A simple yes or no from a reliable editor/player will mean the world, and allow me to sleep at night (okay not really, but this is important to me).
If I really should have started a new thread for this issue, I apologize, but this is still on topic so I feel no need to create a new thread. The previous replies might still help others if there is no other solution.