‘What about the AIM-9? No the desert sand is probably hotter than the target-it’s a 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 a 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 a vexing problem… Read More
‘We joke that the A-10 is really a 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
The 412th Operations Support Squadron at Edwards Air Force Base hosted four A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 355th Wing out… 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 will swap the A-10 Warthog mission computer with a new one from Raytheon Intelligence & Space. The US… Read More
Northern Agility 22-1 will showcase A-10 Warthog, AFSOC MC-12W and U-28A aircraft conducting agile combat employment at Sawyer International Airport… Read More
Boeing’s previous experience with the A-10 includes delivering 173 enhanced A-10 wing assemblies under a separate contract. Boeing, in partnership… Read More
Fighter pilots are not allowed to carry music players with them. However, many fighter pilots break that rule. They just… Read More
‘AT-ATs have a lot in common with tanks,’ Lynn Taylor, former A-10 Warthog pilot. The All Terrain Armored Transport, or… Read More
How does the CCIP gun/rockets mode on the A-10 Warthog calculate range and impact point without a radar? A Constantly… Read More
Something almost no one knows about the A-10 Warthog’s GAU-8/A Avenger is that the initial Gun design was too precise,… Read More
In 2014, when the USAF announced that they wanted to retire the A-10 Warthog CAS jets, a company did propose… Read More
