The A-10 Warthog unleashes one of the most powerful weapons ever mounted on an aircraft, firing 3,900 rounds per minute from its 30mm GAU-8 cannon. Built around this weapon, the 23 ton aircraft ...
In April of 2003, during the initial invasion phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Maj. Kim Campbell was flying an A-10 Thunderbolt II when it was struck by enemy fire over Baghdad. Maj. Campbell ...
As if one downed military aircraft wasn't bad enough, the U.S. ended up losing two in the same day during its current war with Iran. The second plane hit by enemy fire on April 3, an A-10 Thunderbolt ...
One type of aircraft used by the U.S. in its 2026 war with Iran is the A-10 Thunderbolt II, which is impressive given that the plane first deployed in March 1976, half a century earlier.
Three months after Congress put the brakes on Air Force plans to retire its fleet of 162 A-10s this year, the versatile Warthog is back in the fight, this time in a maritime mission chasing Iranian ...
The Air Force reversed its plan to decommission the A-10 Warthog by 2029, a decision that affects the attack jet flown out of Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan. Earlier this year the 107th ...