Few aircraft generate as much passionate debate as the A-10 Thunderbolt II — the ground-attack jet that pilots, soldiers, and ...

The United States Air Force is going to keep the A-10 Warthog in service through 2030, Secretary of the Air Force Troy E. Meink announced Monday on X, reversing a retirement timeline set to conclude ...

Both the Russian and American aircraft are entering the end of their useful service lives, as ground anti-air defenses grow increasingly sophisticated. In the 1970s, the US Air Force unveiled the ...

The A-10 still serves the Air Force today after more than five decades in service. The A-10 Thunderbolt II may be well into its fifth decade of service with the U.S. Air Force, but the legendary ...

A bipartisan bill would require the Air Force to maintain at least 126 A-10 Warthogs through 2033 and rebuild support for the ...

The aging attack plane has come close to retirement, but congressional and now military intervention has repeatedly thrown it ...

NORTON SHORES, Mich. — A pair of warthogs landed on the tarmac Thursday afternoon just in time for the Farewell Tour of the U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II at the Wings Over Muskegon air show.

In the early seventies, in the wake of the Vietnam defeat, the U.S. military realized the need for an effective close air support jet that could take a beating and deliver deadly blows without too ...

A picture released May 5, 2007, by the US Air Force shows Senior Airman Joseph Cordero, Staff Sgt. Andrew House and Staff Sgt. Barrett Read trouble-shooting an ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The US Air Force is extending the service life of its decades-old A-10 Warthog attack aircraft. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink ...