Some armament folks said they could match the 30 mm cannon in the A-10 with pod-mounted cannon for the… Read More
“MANPADS s**k. They're Gollum... and you're Frodo, flying around in The One Ring,” Lynn Taylor, former A-10 Warthog pilot. The… Read More
After her last rocket pass, Kim “Killer Chick” Campbell was maneuvering off-target when she felt and heard large explosion… Read More
The aim of the fly off was to evaluate whether the new YA-10 was sufficiently better than the A-7D to… Read More
‘Simply push a button in the cockpit and window wash fluid would be dispensed from nozzles at the base of… Read More
“The A-10 had unrivaled capabilities for the wars of the last 40 years but to win future conflicts, we need… Read More
‘What about the AIM-9? No the desert sand is probably hotter than the target-it’s good gun shot,’ Capt. Todd… Read More
In 1991, 24 F-16 Block 10 aircraft were armed with the 30 mm GAU-13/A four-barrel derivative of the seven-barrel GAU-8/A… Read More
‘Curious, I grabbed his G-suit off the rack. Sure enough, there was Sony Walkman (tape, this is 1983) in… Read More
“The quality training the A-10 community provided and faith in the superb capability of the A-10 gun system helped us… Read More
‘Building more A-10 Warthog CAS aircraft would be the simple and easy, yet highly effective, solution to vexing problem… Read More
‘We joke that the A-10 is really single-engine aircraft, with half an engine on each side,’ Lynn Taylor, former… Read More
‘All other things being equal (pilot skill, full weapons load, clear weather, etc.), the A-10 has the clear advantage, and… Read More
Lt. Col. Kevin “Mongo” Jens’ military flight time totals close to 5,000 hours, which includes active duty combat time in… Read More
‘Imagine yourself at the biggest heavy metal concert in the world. In the front row. With your head strapped to… Read More
The exercise featured several firsts including the first time a US Air Force aircraft had weapons loaded on a public… Read More
The USAF’s plans to divest its oldest 33 F-22 Raptor fighters met with sharp rebuke from the House Armed… Read More
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