Some armament folks said they could match the 30 mm cannon in the A-10 with 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
In FY24, officials are asking Congress permission to bid adieu to fleets like the E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar… 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
‘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
‘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
‘Imagine yourself at the biggest heavy metal concert in the world. In the front row. With your head strapped to… Read More
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