Key Points on A-10 Warthog - The A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog," a Cold War-era aircraft famed for its tank-busting 30mm cannon and rugged close air support in Iraq and Afghanistan where its presence ...

Key Points and Summary - The A-10 Thunderbolt II, known as the "A-10 Warthog," earned its legendary reputation for toughness through its unique design and combat-proven resilience. -The pilot is ...

Congress is working again, and the A-10 is saved. That's the upshot of a story just out of the Military Times, which reports that House and Senate negotiators in Washington have agreed to send the ...

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 ...

Modern, sophisticated air defense systems have made the A-10 more vulnerable than before. But throwing in the towel on one of America’s most effective warplanes is not the answer. The United States ...

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 ...

• A-10C 79-0087 final flight and homecoming: Monday, September 22, planned arrival 12:00 p.m.; museum opens 10:00 a.m.; admission by donation. • Fairchild Aircraft 100th Anniversary Homecoming: ...