-Unlike other modern warplanes, the A-10 is designed to hover over battlefields and provide precise support, making it indispensable in close combat scenarios. -Despite its effectiveness and ...

According to U.S. Central Command, these jets were tasked with supporting ground forces in eliminating ISIS fighters within a cave. Although the American-made A-10 Thunderbolt II is nearing its fifth ...

The A-10 Thunderbolt II may have evaded a light attack aircraft replacement and the congressional budget axe, but the beloved Warthog and its 30mm gatling gun is finally facing a brand new threat to ...

Taken from a KC-135R Stratotanker during a training flight over Michigan on Jul. 11, the following close up image shows the nose of an A-10 Thunderbolt (affectionately known as the Warthog) from ...

Key Points and Summary on A-10 Warthog Cannon - The heart of the A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" is its legendary GAU-8/A Avenger, a 30mm, seven-barreled Gatling gun that produces the iconic "BRRRRT" ...

In the late 1980s, the U.S. Air Force faced a serious question — could its famous A-10 Thunderbolt II, nicknamed the “Warthog,” survive in modern combat? The A-10 was a slow and heavily armed aircraft ...

The Warthog is sitting pretty. Once on the brink of forced retirement, the A-10 attack plane with the ungainly shape and odd nickname has been given new life, spared by Air Force leaders who have ...

The A-10 Thunderbolt II “Warthog” attack jet the Air Force has pushed to retire has been carrying out airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria since late November on a near-daily basis. ...

If President Donald Trump gets his way, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, lovingly nicknamed the “Warthog” by U.S. Air Force pilots, will remain a crucial part of the Pentagon’s arsenal for years to come. The ...

The A-10 Warthog was built around the GAU-8: a 600 pound seven-barrel cannon barfing out 30mm tank-slaying rounds so fast that 1,000 of them make a single sound, which became the plane's signature ...