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The A-10 Warthog Was the Best Close Air Support Aircraft Ever Flown
The A-10 will always be remembered, however, as arguably the best close air support aircraft ever flown. Harrison Kass is a senior defense and national security writer with over 1,000 total pieces ...
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A-10 vs. YA-9: The Fight for the Perfect Close-Air Support Plane
The Air Force’s decision to award the contract to Fairchild Republic—which went on to build the A-10 Warthog—proved to be one of the greatest decisions Pentagon acquisitions experts have ever made.
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Will the Air Force Sacrifice the A-10 Warthog for More F-47s?
If killing the A-10 program is the Air Force’s solution for paying for the F-47, then the Air Force is truly lost. President Donald J. Trump’s decision to award Boeing the contract for the new “Next ...
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'Short-sighted, ill-advised decision': A-10s begin retirement from Maryland with mixed opinions
Wednesday marked the start of the dismantling of the Maryland Air National Guard A-10 unit. The first of the "Warthog" aircraft took off Wednesday morning, destined for a boneyard at an Air Force base ...
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Will the Air Force Sacrifice the A-10 Warthog for More F-47s?
The A-10 Close Air Support (CAS) warplane program, which can reliably claim to have saved hundreds of American servicemembers’ lives during the course of its war service, will probably be among ...