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US Air Force test shows the A-10 Warthog can take out modern tanks with armor improvements with its powerful cannon
Attack aircraft unleashed armor-piercing incendiary rounds against up-armored surrogate main battle…
Julie Coleman
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We asked an A-10 pilot in Afghanistan what it's like to shoot the 30mm GAU 8 Gatling gun
US Air Force Senior Airman Corban Caliguire and Tech. Sgt. Aaron Switzer, 21st Special Tactics Squa…
Daniel Brown
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The US Air Force wants to get rid of over 200 aircraft - here's what it wants to send to the boneyard
The substantial proposed cuts to the Air Force's fleet include dozens of legacy fighter jets and at…
Ryan Pickrell
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Unusual photos show A-10 attack aircraft built to hunt tanks escorting a ballistic missile submarine
The aging A-10 Thunderbolt II, built for close-air support and anti-armor missions, has participate…
Jake Epstein
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First US Air Force wing to get operational A-10 attack aircraft nearly 50 years ago starts sending its Warthogs to the boneyard
The 355th Wing was the first Air Force unit to get operational A-10s, but now the wing's Warthogs a…
Chris Panella
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US Air Force secretary says it's time to move on from the A-10 Warthog because it 'doesn't scare China' and has only 'limited usability'
There was once talk of giving Ukraine this legendary tank killer, but military leaders argued the 4…
Jake Epstein
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An A-10 squadron is loading up with a lot more bombs for a new mission even as the Air Force tries to get rid of its attack planes
Air Force leadership told lawmakers this week that the US should divest from its A-10 Warthogs beca…
Jake Epstein
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Ukraine doesn't need A-10 Warthogs that are 'slow' and 'vulnerable' to Russian air defenses, military adviser says
While the A-10 is a "great support" aircraft, a Ukrainian defense adviser says they need something …
Abbie Shull
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F-35s will have to learn to do the risky mission that made the A-10 famous, former F-35 test pilot says
The A-10 is the only US jet designed specifically to do close air support, and when it's gone the A…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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The US Air Force is finally getting rid of its A-10s, and its focus may be straying from the Warthog's unique mission
The A-10 Warthog is the US military's only aircraft purpose-built for close air support, and the Ai…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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The A-10 Warthog a pilot won an award for crash landing has been put back together after 3 years in the shop
A pilot belly-landed the aircraft after a gun misfire caused an explosion that damaged the landing …
Ryan Pickrell
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Air Force awards A-10 pilot for skillfully belly landing her plane without landing gear after 'catastrophic' failure
The 75th Fighter Squadron's Capt. Taylor Bye safely landed the damaged fighter with no cockpit cano…
Ryan Pickrell
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Here's why these US Air Force A-10 attack aircraft rock fearsome shark teeth war paint
There's the plain, ordinary A-10s, and then there are the ones that a pilot called "the coolest loo…
Ryan Pickrell
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A US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt accidentally dropped a training weapon on Korea, and no one knows where it went
On two separate occasions last year, A-10s accidentally released munitions over the US, first in Fl…
Ryan Pickrell
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Pilot who belly landed her plane without landing gear or cockpit canopy will be the first woman A-10 pilot to receive this coveted award
Capt. Taylor Bye is getting not one but two awards for landing her A-10 attack aircraft safely afte…
Ryan Pickrell
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Here's a rare look at what it's like for pilots firing the A-10 Warthog's legendary gun
The US Air National Guard recently released a video showing what its like to be in the cockpit…
Ben Brimelow
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Air Force A-10 pilot earns prestigious award for pulling off an 'extraordinary' belly landing with no cockpit canopy and damaged landing gear
A gun failure caused an explosion that sent his cockpit canopy flying as he tore through the air at…
Ryan Pickrell
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Here's a friendly reminder of how big the A-10 Warthog's gun is
What you're looking at above is the biggest asset for, and the biggest argument against, the A-10 W…
Alex Lockie
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Here's what a seasoned A-10 Warthog pilot says it feels like to fire the attack aircraft's powerful cannon
"The coolest thing I've ever done in an airplane to this day is shooting the gun," the A-10 pilot a…
Ryan Pickrell
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Insane video shows what it's like to get shot at by the A-10 Warthog's 30mm Gatling gun
The A-10's GAU-8/A Avenger rotary canon fires 3,900 armor-piercing depleted uranium and high explos…