Key Points and Summary: The A-10 Warthog was literally built around its GAU-8/A Avenger, a 30mm, seven-barrel cannon that spits depleted-uranium rounds at nearly 4,000 rpm and shreds armor with the ...

What You Need to Know and Key Points: Col. Ben Rudolphi, deputy commander of the U.S. Air Force’s 23rd Wing, recently surpassed 4,000 flight hours, with over 3,300 logged flying the iconic A-10 ...

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 ...

The Pentagon tried to bury it, but the upgraded A-10 Warthog is now flying real combat missions in the Strait of Hormuz with ...

The US Air Force both wants to keep the Warthog in service for four more years and slash its A-10 fleet in half in Fiscal ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The A-10 Thunderbolt II has been in service for more than five decades and could keep flying ...

The U.S. Air Force has extended the A-10 Thunderbolt II's service life through 2030, postponing its previously planned retirement. This decision was prompted by the A-10's extensive operational demand ...

Amid an unconventional Pentagon budget rollout, the future of the A-10 Warthog hangs in the balance. A look into spending cuts made in the 2026 defense budget. What does the future of layered air ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Two U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the Idaho Air National Guard and ...

In an about-face from earlier years, the Air Force announced Monday that it will maintain the A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack jet to 2030. “We will EXTEND the A-10 “Warthog” platform to 2030,” Air ...

Why the A-10 Warthog's nose wheel sits off-center, and how its massive GAU-8 Avenger cannon dictated the aircraft's design.

You've probably heard that everyone's favorite combat jet, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, is due to be retired any day now. Most estimates peg the date as sometime in early to mid-2026, so time is running ...