On May 10, 1972, the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt had its maiden flight. The development of the aircraft began in the early 1960s when the United States military was still relying on the Korean ...

The United States Air Force saw thirty-nine—or nearly 20 percent—of its fleet of 218 Cold War-era Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support (CAS) attack aircraft retired in 2024. In ...

In the early seventies, in the wake of the Vietnam defeat, the U.S. military realized the need for an effective close air support jet that could take a beating and deliver deadly blows without too ...

Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the Tank Busting A-10 Warthog and the creative systems and procedures that go into loading and preparing the aircraft for combat operations. Footage ...

Video Feature on the A-10 Thunderbolt II Aircraft with a focus on its primary weapon system, the GAU-8 Avenger. Two versions on file including the local graphics used for the 127th Wing's website as ...

The Idaho Air National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing officially began the divestment of its A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, with the first jet departing Boise’s Gowen Field on Tuesday. The Warthog aircraft ...

The Tulsa Air & Space Museum is launching a high-powered campaign with a clear mission: bring the iconic A‑10 Thunderbolt II—known affectionately as the “Warthog”—to its permanent home in Oklahoma.

Better known as the "Warthog", the A-10 Thunderbolt II stands out instantly for one major design choice — the two giant engines mounted on the back of the aircraft. When we compare it to the modern ...

Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri opened its two-day WOW Air Show on Saturday. Among the highlights was a flyover by B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. The B-2’s low-observable characteristics give it the ...

After almost five decades, the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft based at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base are beginning to be retired. The first of the many A-10s housed at the base, tail number 82-648, was ...