The laser-guided APKWS II rocket is an established surface-attack weapon for the A-10, which is now likely using a version of ...
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No, You Can’t Make the A-10 Warthog ‘Stealth’

With the A-10 Warthog retiring, debate flares over close air support and whether a “stealth Warthog” could survive modern air defenses. -Stealth would demand a total redesign—the GAU-8/A nose cannon, ...
Both the Russian and American aircraft are entering the end of their useful service lives, as ground anti-air defenses grow ...
The A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" loaned permanently to the Weisbrod is the only one held by a Colorado museum. The Warthog flew 64 missions over Iraq during Desert Storm. Its pilot, Capt. Stephen ...
The A-10 is a single-seat aircraft designed to perform close air support for troops on the ground. Although it is affectionately known by many as the A-10 Warthog, its official name, as of its debut ...
Given the Pentagon’s antipathy toward the A-10, its proponents should offer meaningful ways to keep it relevant in the modern era—such as the incorporation of unmanned aerial drones. It’s undoubtedly ...
An A-10C was spotted with two Shahed-type UAS shapes painted on the nose while returning to its home base. An A-10C Thunderbolt II of the U.S. Air Force ...
The A-10 Thunderbolt II, known around the world as the "Warthog," was first introduced in 1976. After nearly half a century in service, the U.S. Air Force is planning to retire the legendary attack ...
Even as the U.S. Air Force works to retire its fleet of A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, Warthogs are still proving useful in the ongoing fight against ISIS. And now, the U.S. military is sending additional ...
With the first Warthog sent to the Boneyard, Idaho ANG enters a new chapter while honoring three decades of A-10 Thunderbolt II heritage. The 124th Fighter Wing of the Idaho Air National Guard has ...
The aircraft’s planned retirement, included in the US Air Force’s fiscal year 2026 budget request to Congress, was moved up by two years. Next year will mark five decades since the Fairchild Republic ...
Six Air National Guard jets stuck at a Navy base in Sicily for months have returned to the U.S., a Guard official said. The A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft departed from Naval Air Station Sigonella last ...