Key Points: The A-10 Warthog, revered for its unmatched close air support (CAS) capabilities, faces retirement as the U.S. Air Force shifts focus to faster, stealthier jets like the F-35. -Critics ...

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 A-10 has a better track record in battle—in terms of saving US warfighters in tough ground combat conditions—since 1991 than any of America’s advanced warplanes have shown. With the news that the ...

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, affectionately known as the Warthog, has been in service since the late 1970s and served as a close air support combat aircraft in conflicts such as the Gulf War, Operation ...

A new report to Congress pitching the Air Force’s 10-year fighter jet plan is missing key details and explanations, raising ...

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 ...

• 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: ...

The US Air Force (USAF) hopes to dramatically accelerate retirements of its Fairchild Republic A-10 attack fighters, with fiscal year 2026 budget plans calling for the entire fleet to be phased out by ...

The Maryland Air National Guard on Tuesday marked an end to its A-10 Thunderbolt Flying Mission. Two aircraft, along with the 175th Operations Group, 175th Maintenance Group and all subordinate units, ...

As the Air Force pushes ahead with a plan to eliminate a local military squadron, a contingent of retired generals and lawmakers continues to fight back, arguing that it will harm the American ...