The United States Air Force saw thirty-nine—or nearly 20 percent—of its fleet of 218 Cold War-era Fairchild Republic A-10 ...
Ultimately, the A-10 Warthog’s legacy will be an airplane designed to support the troops on the ground instead of air ...
Earlier in December, an A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support aircraft made a rare appearance in southeast Asia in what could ...
A-10s are currently permanently stationed in around 11 airbases in the US and abroad, although this number is dropping.
The Air Force sent at least 39 retired A-10 Thunderbolt IIs to the boneyard in 2024, a significant increase as the service moves toward removing the aircraft from its inventory even as it recently ...
On the rotary-wing front, the AH-1Z Viper brings speed, precision, and agility to the fight. Armed with guided missiles, rockets, and a turreted cannon, the Viper excels in close-quarters support and ...
In 2014, when the Air Force announced its intention to retire the Warthog, one company saw new life for the aircraft as a firefighter.
Considering China’s history of hacking and reverse-engineering American military technologies, the truth could be complicated ...
Between December 9 and 13, U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II close support aircraft from the 25th Fighter Squadron completed a Dynamic Force Employment (DFE) as part of a bilateral exercise ...
The hefty 57-foot, 6-inch wingspan close-support aircraft known as the "Warthog" has been in service since the 1970s, and was ...