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 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
‘Building more A-10 Warthog CAS aircraft would be the simple and easy, yet highly effective, solution to a vexing problem… 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
The USAF is testing and evaluating the release of a GBU-38 from a B-52H Stratofortress with new load configurations in… 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
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
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
