Key Points and Summary - The A-10 Warthog earned devotion by saving lives at low altitude with a giant cannon and stubborn armor. -But the Air Force is retiring it for five interlocking reasons: it ...

Key Points and Summary - The A-10 Warthog, an iconic close-air-support aircraft, is being retired despite its legendary combat record. -From destroying over 900 Iraqi tanks in Desert Storm to saving ...

Airmen perform maintenance on an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, Nov. 17, 2025. (SrA Iain Stanley/Air Force) In a future war against China or other advanced adversary, Air Force ...

The Air Force’s statements concerning the next year’s budget proposal suggest that the service is buying 31 additional F-15EXs on top of the existing order—bringing the total number to 150. With ...

An A-10C was spotted with two Shahed-type UAS shapes painted on the nose while returning to its home base. An A-10C Thunderbolt II of the U.S. Air Force was spotted with two interesting kill markings ...

The A-10’s handling is forgiving and predictable. Designers outfitted the aircraft with a large wing and relatively low wing loading, resulting in high lift at modest speeds and a low stall ...

BIOFUEL FLIGHT: A U.S. Air Force A-10 conducted the first flight of an aircraft fueled solely with a 50:50 blend of bio-derived and conventional jet fuel on March 25, from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.