Why is the A-10 Warthog one of the most feared aircraft in the world? With its massive 30mm Gatling gun, thick armor, and ability to loiter over the battlefield, the A-10 Thunderbolt II has dominated ...

Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II The Close Call of the Northrop YA-9A Prototype The close air support YA-9A had intriguing design features despite losing a pivotal contract to replace the ...

The U.S. Air Force is reportedly speeding up plans to retire the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, better known as the ...

The United States Air Force saw thirty-nine—or nearly 20 percent—of its fleet of 218 Cold War-era Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support (CAS) attack aircraft retired in 2024.

Congress must approve the plan, which would see the US Air Force accelerate retirement of its entire A-10 fleet by two years.

The American Airpower Museum has filled a gap in its collection with a long-desired Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II partly built at the East Farmingdale site now occupied by the museum.

War Thunder was born as a game about tanks, but players will soon get to pilot the legendary tank killer, the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II.. Of course, it’ll come with its massive ...

Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II. Share. October 22, 2012. The A-10 is a single-seat ground-attack aircraft powered by a pair of General Electric TF34-100 turbofans rated at 9,065-lb.-thrust each.

The A-10 Thunderbolt II may be well into its fifth decade ... Affectionately referred to as the “Warthog,” the Fairchild Republic-created A-10 remains the sole aircraft in the Air Force’s ...

The US Air Force (USAF) awarded Boeing a contract worth up to $999 billion for 27 wing replacements for the service’s Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, with the option to order 85 ...

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