‘Neither my wingman nor I had ever heard of anyone overspeeding in the Hawg. It was more of a theoretical… Read More
The A-10 Warthog. The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin turbofan engine, straight wing jet aircraft developed… Read More
This had been the first time in history that the USAF has purposely landed modern aircraft on a civilian roadway… Read More
‘The Warthog does two things quickly: shoot bullets, and taxi. That pup wants to roll,’ Lynn Taylor, former A-10 Pilot.… Read More
The Department of the Air Force’s fiscal year 2022 budget request is seeking the retirement of 42 A-10 aircraft, 35… Read More
The objective mix will include the A-10 “for a while”; the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) system; the F-35, “which will… Read More
There are now 283 Lightning IIs in the USAF’s arsenal, compared to 281 A-10s, 234 F-15C/Ds, and 218 F-15Es. US… Read More
F-15 pilot and Chief of Staff of the Florida Air National Guard, Brigadier Gen. Jim Demarest, is starting a campaign… Read More
Lt. Col. John “Karl” Marks is just 100 hours shy of reaching 7,000 hours in the A-10 Warthog cockpit, securely… Read More
‘Vibration. Holy hand grenades of Antioch! The Hawg already shakes like it’s going to come apart when the Gun kicks… Read More
The new wings for the A-10 fleet are expected to last for up to 10,000 equivalent flight hours without a… Read More
“People love A-10 Warthogs. Are they that good?” Trump said to applause. The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has to hold… Read More
Landing in austere conditions is a task the A-10 Thunderbolt II is well designed for. The aircraft’s twin engines are… Read More
Over the past several years the A-10 Warthog received little support from the USAF that pushed to retire the Warthog… Read More
110 A-10 aircraft (one-third of the fleet) are in desperate need of wing set replacements or the USAF will be… Read More
The contracted specifications directed the GAU-8/A Avenger be capable of destroying not only a wide variety of targets expected to… Read More
When Col. Aaron “Marco” Redfern took command of 75th Fighter Squadron his immediate goal was prepping his unit for the first A-10 combat deployment to… Read More
