The AGM-65 Maverick The US Air Force (USAF) accepted the first AGM-65A Maverick in August 1972. A total of 25,750… Read More
A-10 Vs F-35 CAS Flyoff As already reported, the Pentagon said on Apr. 30, 2019 that it finished comparative testing… Read More
A-10 deployed to CENTCOM after Hamas Attacks on Israel On Oct. 12, 2023 A-10 Thunderbolt II CAS aircraft from the… Read More
The A-10 Warthog The first production A-10A was delivered to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Ariz., in October 1975. Ground… Read More
The interesting time-lapse video in this post features an A-10C Warthog being repaired after it was scheduled to be decommissioned… Read More
‘A parking brake would have been nice. It’s on my list of given carte blanche, how would you improve upon… Read More
After more modern aircraft had gone through first to clear the air and suppress the air defenses in a high-threat… Read More
‘In short… yes. Mechanically, it still works great upside down, but it would be a rare situation when you’d want… Read More
‘The properties that make the A-10 a great CAS platform, are also some of its biggest weaknesses,’ Scott Moser, former… Read More
The USAF Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr. said on Mar. 7, 2023 the service would likely retire all… Read More
Although the USAF would like to retire 33 older F-22 stealth fighter jets, it appears the committee is still not… Read More
Some armament folks said they could match the 30 mm cannon in the A-10 with a pod-mounted cannon for the… Read More
The video video in this post features an MC-130J Commando II, an MQ-9 Reaper, two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and two… 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
This is the first of 21 A-10 Warthog CAS aircraft authorized to be retired under the FY23 National Defense Authorization… Read More
The first A-10 Warthog Close Air Support (CAS) aircraft arrived in the US Central Command area of responsibility at Al… Read More
USAF Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr. said on Mar. 7, 2023 the service would likely retire all its… Read More
