The A-10 Warthog, officially known as the A-10 Thunderbolt II, is the most well-known close air support aircraft operated by ...

The Vietnam War had demonstrated to the United States Air Force a need for a better CAS (Close Air Support) aircraft, along with the looming threat of the growing numbers of Soviet armor.

With the continued divestment from the A-10, other aircraft will be called upon to fill the close air support role ... Harrison joined the US Air Force as a Pilot Trainee but was medically ...

Predators can also perform the following missions and tasks: intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, close air support ... based in the continental United States executes command and control ...

another close air support aircraft, and other conventional and special operations aircraft. “DFE’s are important because it allows us to project airpower at the time and place of our choosing ...

Weight: 446 lbs Aircraft: F-15E, F-16 ... and continuous stabilized surveillance for all missions, including close air support of ground forces. The Sniper pod enables aircrews to detect ...

MOSCOW, December 14. /TASS/. A Russian Su-35S multi-role air superiority fighter chased away a US F-22 stealth fighter, firing flares to impede two Russian Su-25 close air support aircraft over ...

“On that departure … was there an actual aircraft about 500 ft below us as we came off of DCA?” the Delta pilot asked air traffic control at around 3:18 p.m., according to audio captured ...