Both the Russian and American aircraft are entering the end of their useful service lives, as ground anti-air defenses grow ...

Why It Refuses to Retire. T he A-10 Thunderbolt II, more famously known as the Warthog, is one of the most iconic aircraft in U.S. Air Force history. Designed during ...

The laser-guided APKWS II rocket is an established surface-attack weapon for the A-10, which is now likely using a version of ...

Wired comes out with a stirring defense of the A-10 Warthog after a GAO report showed the Air Force didn’t take a very serious look at the savings and costs of retiring the plane: The Air Force claims ...

The A-10 Thunderbolt II, known around the world as the "Warthog," was first introduced in 1976. After nearly half a century in service, the U.S. Air Force is planning to retire the legendary attack ...

The A-10 is a single-seat aircraft designed to perform close air support for troops on the ground. Although it is affectionately known by many as the A-10 Warthog, its official name, as of its debut ...

• A-10C 79-0087 final flight and homecoming: Monday, September 22, planned arrival 12:00 p.m.; museum opens 10:00 a.m.; admission by donation. • Fairchild Aircraft 100th Anniversary Homecoming: ...

Homecomings tend to be emotional, and that certainly was the case last week at Hagerstown Regional Airport (KHGR) in Maryland when an A-10C, tail number 79-0087, made its final flight, returning to ...

The aircraft’s planned retirement, included in the US Air Force’s fiscal year 2026 budget request to Congress, was moved up by two years. Next year will mark five decades since the Fairchild Republic ...