Second Look? Why The A-10 Warthog Is Being Retained Over High-Tech Potential Successors

Following its continued excellence on the battlefield in Operation Epic Fury, the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is ...
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How Is the U.S. Air Force’s A-10 Warthog Still Going Strong?

Here’s What You Need To Know: The Warthog’s vast destructive potential was laid bare during Operation Desert Storm, where it racked up nine hundred Iraqi tank kills, in addition to thousands of other ...
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Why Congress Can’t Let Go of the A-10 Warthog (Its Not the Air Force)

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Warthog is showing its age in 2021 but has so far survived the Air Force’s multiple attempts to retire it. On the heels of continued resistance by Congress, the ...

Can an A-10 Warthog destroy a tank?

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