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 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
“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
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 a large explosion… 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
‘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
