A-10 Warthog Appears To Have Become A Drone Killer

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, ...
The National Interest on MSN

Su-25 Frogfoot vs. A-10 Warthog: Which One Is the Best Attack Aircraft Ever?

Both the Russian and American aircraft are entering the end of their useful service lives, as ground anti-air defenses grow ...
The Pueblo Chieftain

Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft museum acquires A-10 'Warthog' with storied combat career

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 ...
Task & Purpose

A-10s still flying in Iraq and Syria even as ‘Warthog’ units get put out to pasture

The beloved A-10 Warthog continues to show its worth even though the Air Force is rapidly draining them out of its current fleet and plans to retire all the aircraft in a few years. Most recently, ...
SlashGear

What Aircraft Could Replace The A-10 Warthog?

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 ...
Task & Purpose

More A-10 Warthogs deploy to the Middle East

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 ...
The Aviationist

First A-10 Departs Idaho as 124th Fighter Wing Begins Warthog Divestment

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 ...
Flying

A-10C ‘Warthog’ Returns Home

Homecomings tend to be emotional, and that certainly was the case last week at Hagerstown Regional Airport (KHGR) in Maryland when an A-10C, tail number 79-0087, made its final flight, returning to ...
The National Interest

The A-10 Warthog Is Finally Getting an Expiration Date

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 ...
WBAL-TV

Officials share mixed emotions at deactivation ceremony for Maryland's A-10 Warthogs

CEREMONY. YES, THEY CELEBRATED THE LEGACY OF THE 1/75 WING WITH MIXED EMOTIONS. THEY INCLUDED ANGER, FRUSTRATION, BUT ALSO WITH A LOT OF PRIDE. THESE ARE THE FLAGSHIP AIRCRAFT OF THE 1/75 WING AND THE ...