-The aircraft is too heavy, its airframe and landing gear are not built to withstand violent carrier operations, and it lacks essential features like a tailhook. -Furthermore, in a future high-tech ...

The A-10 has a better track record in battle—in terms of saving US warfighters in tough ground combat conditions—since 1991 than any of America’s advanced warplanes have shown. With the news that the ...

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 ...

You've probably heard that everyone's favorite combat jet, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, is due to be retired any day now. Most estimates peg the date as sometime in early to mid-2026, so time is running ...

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 ...

The Maryland Air National Guard on Tuesday marked an end to its A-10 Thunderbolt Flying Mission. Two aircraft, along with the 175th Operations Group, 175th Maintenance Group and all subordinate units, ...