US Air Force pilots recently practiced strafing runs in the A-10 Thunderbolt II, a close-air support plane also known as the Warthog. The training took place at Grand Bay Bombing and Gunnery Range ...

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 ...

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

DAVID COLLINS HAS THE LATEST FROM THE AIRPORT. THE MARYLAND NATIONAL GUARD SAYS THE AIR FORCE DECISION IS BEING MADE IN A VACUUM. NO ONE WAS CONSULTED LOCALLY, SO THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT STEPS ARE ...

There are dozens of different aircraft in service with the United States Air Force, many of which have key combat roles. While next-generation stealth fighters like the Lockheed Martin F-34 Lightning ...

As Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced yesterday, the Pentagon is grappling with what to keep and what to cut in a time of tight budgets and national security challenges. At the Air Force, leaders ...

Won’t Happen: The A-10 Warthog, renowned for its resilience and heavy ground-attack capabilities, is now being phased out by the U.S. Air Force, with discussions of sending remaining airframes to ...

The laser-guided APKWS II rocket is an established surface-attack weapon for the A-10, which is now likely using a version of ...

The Idaho Air National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing officially began the divestment of its A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, with the first jet departing Boise’s Gowen Field on Tuesday. The Warthog aircraft ...

Close Air Support (CAS) is a seriously underrated task that the United States military has a very finite number of systems capable of performing. Warplanes like the A-10 Warthog and the A-29 Tuscano ...

CLEARFIELD — Two people were arrested this week in connection with the theft of a statue depicting a Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, also known as the A-10 Warthog, near the Clearfield city ...