More A-10 Warthogs are heading to the Middle East
The aircraft will join the approximately 12 A-10s already conducting missions in the Middle East in support of the strikes against Iran.
Let’s rank America’s fighter jets (and some of its other planes) based on their top speed
So, just how fast are American fighter jets? That can be a tougher question to answer than you might think.
Why the Air Force wants to retire its A-10 fleet early – and why it’s right to do so
The mighty A-10 was living on borrowed time, with plans already underway to retire the entire fleet before the close of the decade.
Watchdog reveals F-35’s readiness rates – and they’re not looking good
All three variants of the relatively new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter have failed to hit readiness targets entirely.
F-16s carrying the A-10’s 30mm cannon actually saw combat
The Air Force once tried mounting the A-10’s massive 30mm cannon on the F-16 to replace the Warthog in the Close Air Support role.
The A-10’s long-delayed retirement is rolling forward. What’s next?
After years of discussions, the A-10 Warthog’s retirement is approaching. But don’t write off the venerable close air support aircraft just yet.
With an eye to Russia, US sends 100 aircraft for NATO’s biggest air exercise ever
On Monday, more than 250 aircraft and 10,000 personnel from 25 countries kicked off NATO’s largest air exercise in the alliance’s history. The Air Defender exercise, which is hosted and headed by Germany, simulates NATO’s response following an attack on one of its members by a third country. “Air Defender sends a clear message that […]
WATCH: THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN A-10 GOES FULL BRRRRT ON A HUMVEE
Over the past two decades of counter-terror combat operations the world over, few platforms have come to serve as unofficial symbols of American military might quite like the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle and the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. Most of us, however, know them as the Humvee and the Warthog. You’ll be hard-pressed to […]