Featured in A-10 WarthogBYDan ParsonsMay 25, 2022ShareNew Wings For A-10s Arrive As Air Force Wants Warthogs Retired In Five YearsThe re-winging program is happening as the USAF strangles the A-10 force in other ways in hopes of finally grounding the type by 2028. BYDan ParsonsMay 25, 2022ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 29, 2021ShareA-10 Warthogs Are About To Operate From A U.S. Highway For The First TimeWe have seen USAF highway exercises in Europe and the Pacific, and now they are coming closer to home. BYThomas NewdickJul 29, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJul 23, 2021ShareAnother Attempt To Retire A-10 Warthogs Isn’t Going Well For The Air ForceThe Senate Armed Services Committee has blocked requests by the Air Force to retire dozens of its A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. BYBrett TingleyJul 23, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2021ShareThis Photo Of A Pair Of A-10 Warthogs Is MesmerizingThe photographer captured what is truly a once-in-a-lifetime image during this year’s Heritage Flight Conference at Davis Monthan AFB. BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2021ShareBYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareThe A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A DecadeA new large-area cockpit display and additional weapons are all in the grand plans to get the A-10 ready for higher-end missions. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareEarly On, The A-10 Warthog’s Legendary Gun Was Both a Blessing and a CurseThe Air Force had to make sure the massive cannon wouldn’t blind the pilot, knock out the engines, and shake the plane apart. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareThe U.S. Air Force Almost Rented a Squadron of A-10 Warthogs to ColombiaThe Colombian Air Force was very interested in turning the tank-busting jets on rebels and drug cartels. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Could Kick Off Air Strikes Against ISIS in The Philippines Next WeekThe Philippines’ own air force has very limited capabilities to provide safe and accurate support to troops on the ground. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF Admits It Isn’t Actually Working on an A-10 ReplacementDespite earlier comments, the service seems to have shelved any plans it might have had for a dedicated successor. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareCongress Could Throw Millions Into the Defense Budget for New A-10 WingsThe additional funds won’t mean the drama over the Warthog fleet is over though. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe U.S. Air Force Wants to Buy More Reliable Bunker Buster BombsImproved bombs will be less likely to fail to explode than older types seeing active use in Iraq and Syria. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNow The USAF Wants to Cut A-10 Squadrons and Stop Re-Winging The FleetNot only has the fight not been won, but the Air Force’s new arguments sound a lot like the old ones. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareTrump’s Budget Would Keep the A-10 Warthog Flying, at Least For NowHowever, the Pentagon’s official proposal defers to the U.S. Air Force on the aircraft’s final fate. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYDan ParsonsMay 25, 2022ShareNew Wings For A-10s Arrive As Air Force Wants Warthogs Retired In Five YearsThe re-winging program is happening as the USAF strangles the A-10 force in other ways in hopes of finally grounding the type by 2028. BYDan ParsonsMay 25, 2022Share
BYThomas NewdickJul 29, 2021ShareA-10 Warthogs Are About To Operate From A U.S. Highway For The First TimeWe have seen USAF highway exercises in Europe and the Pacific, and now they are coming closer to home. BYThomas NewdickJul 29, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 23, 2021ShareAnother Attempt To Retire A-10 Warthogs Isn’t Going Well For The Air ForceThe Senate Armed Services Committee has blocked requests by the Air Force to retire dozens of its A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. BYBrett TingleyJul 23, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2021ShareThis Photo Of A Pair Of A-10 Warthogs Is MesmerizingThe photographer captured what is truly a once-in-a-lifetime image during this year’s Heritage Flight Conference at Davis Monthan AFB. BYTyler RogowayMar 15, 2021Share
BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020ShareThe A-10 Warthog Is Preparing For Its Biggest Upgrade In Over A DecadeA new large-area cockpit display and additional weapons are all in the grand plans to get the A-10 ready for higher-end missions. BYJamie HunterNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareEarly On, The A-10 Warthog’s Legendary Gun Was Both a Blessing and a CurseThe Air Force had to make sure the massive cannon wouldn’t blind the pilot, knock out the engines, and shake the plane apart. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareThe U.S. Air Force Almost Rented a Squadron of A-10 Warthogs to ColombiaThe Colombian Air Force was very interested in turning the tank-busting jets on rebels and drug cartels. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Could Kick Off Air Strikes Against ISIS in The Philippines Next WeekThe Philippines’ own air force has very limited capabilities to provide safe and accurate support to troops on the ground. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe USAF Admits It Isn’t Actually Working on an A-10 ReplacementDespite earlier comments, the service seems to have shelved any plans it might have had for a dedicated successor. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareCongress Could Throw Millions Into the Defense Budget for New A-10 WingsThe additional funds won’t mean the drama over the Warthog fleet is over though. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe U.S. Air Force Wants to Buy More Reliable Bunker Buster BombsImproved bombs will be less likely to fail to explode than older types seeing active use in Iraq and Syria. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNow The USAF Wants to Cut A-10 Squadrons and Stop Re-Winging The FleetNot only has the fight not been won, but the Air Force’s new arguments sound a lot like the old ones. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareTrump’s Budget Would Keep the A-10 Warthog Flying, at Least For NowHowever, the Pentagon’s official proposal defers to the U.S. Air Force on the aircraft’s final fate. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
