The A-10 Warthog was literally built around its GAU-8/A Avenger, a 30mm, seven-barrel cannon that spits depleted-uranium ...

The epic A-10 Warthog is known for its 30mm cannon, but can it really turn enemy tanks into flaming wreckage so easily?

Supporters of the A-10 have argued that no other aircraft, notably the F-35 Lightning II, can fill the Thunderbolt II’s role.

The legendary A-10 Warthog has been granted retirement in 2026 for several reasons, including the changing landscape of modern combat and military budget limitations. Due to the aircraft's effective ...

The aircraft’s planned retirement, included in the US Air Force’s fiscal year 2026 budget request to Congress, was moved up by two years. Next year will mark five decades since the Fairchild Republic ...

"The coolest thing I've ever done in an airplane to this day is shooting the gun," the A-10 pilot and squadron commander said.

There was once talk of giving Ukraine this legendary tank killer, but military leaders argued the 40-year-old plane likely wouldn't survive the fight.

The Air Force sent at least 39 retired A-10 Thunderbolt IIs to the boneyard in 2024, a significant increase as the service moves toward removing the aircraft from its inventory even as it recently ...

The US Air Force (USAF) hopes to dramatically accelerate retirements of its Fairchild Republic A-10 attack fighters, with fiscal year 2026 budget plans calling for the entire fleet to be phased out by ...