The FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) imposes new congressional restrictions on the Air Force's planned retirements of several aircraft fleets. The legislation sets minimum inventory ...
The last A-10 in the Air Force will be retired in 2026, two years earlier than previously planned. In priorities for its 2026 budget released this week, the Air Force asked Congress for permission and ...
A U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Crew Chief from the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron, prepares an A-10 ...
The United States is trying to phase out the A-10 just as Ukraine is being pounded by waves of Shahed drones, a timing that ...
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 ...
CEREMONY. YES, THEY CELEBRATED THE LEGACY OF THE 1/75 WING WITH MIXED EMOTIONS. THEY INCLUDED ANGER, FRUSTRATION, BUT ALSO WITH A LOT OF PRIDE. THESE ARE THE FLAGSHIP AIRCRAFT OF THE 1/75 WING AND THE ...
NAMPA — A departing flight from Gowen Field to the Nampa Municipal Airport on Tuesday morning marked the final voyage of an A-10 aircraft, which will now call Nampa its home. Over 100 plane ...
The A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" loaned permanently to the Weisbrod is the only one held by a Colorado museum. The Warthog flew 64 missions over Iraq during Desert Storm. Its pilot, Capt. Stephen ...
The A-10’s handling is forgiving and predictable. Designers outfitted the aircraft with a large wing and relatively low wing loading, resulting in high lift at modest speeds and a low stall ...