While a popular myth suggests the A-10 was "built around" the massive gun, it's more accurately an "integrated CAS system." ...

Article Summary and Key Details – The U.S. Air Force is seeking to accelerate the retirement of its entire fleet of 162 A-10 ...

A-10 Headed Towards Retirement. In 2023, after years of debate, Congress granted the Air Force permission to begin retiring A-10s. Air Force Chief of Staff Charles Brown said that he expects all A ...

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Monday that the Air Force will retire the entire fleet of A-10 Warthogs, an aircraft that ground forces view as their guardian in the sky.

A-10 Warthog Replacement The Air Force argues that such a slow-moving and single-role aircraft is not necessary for today's battlefields. The A-10 wasn't built to fly against today's air ...

The Fairchild Republic A-10 “Warthog” with its 30 mm rotary cannon has captured the imagination of friendly soldiers and military aviation enthusiasts on the ground for as long as it&#8… ...

Ultimately, the A-10 Thunderbolt II was built to do a job that had nothing to do with winning a dogfight, but the Warthog has been defying expectations since its very inception; ...

The American Airpower Museum has filled a gap in its collection with a long-desired Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II partly built at the East Farmingdale site now occupied by the museum.

Amid an unconventional Pentagon budget rollout, the future of the A-10 Warthog hangs in the balance. A look into spending ...

The A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog is "the only airplane in the Air Force specifically designed for close air support."-- CNN "The A-10 isthe best CAS platform mankind has ever designed." ...

Initially built by Fairchild Republic Company, the Warthog was first put into service in 1976 and has been used by the Air Force as its primary low-altitude close air support aircraft ever since.

Two A-10 Thunderbolt IIs flown by Lt. Col. Michael Millen and Col. John Cherrey taxi down the runway after completing 10,000 hours of flying during a six-month deployment Jan. 1, 2010, at Kandahar ...