On May 10, 1972, the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt had its maiden flight. The development of the aircraft began in the early 1960s when the United States military was still relying on the Korean ...

Why is the A-10 Warthog one of the most feared aircraft in the world? With its massive 30mm Gatling gun, thick armor, and ability to loiter over the battlefield, the A-10 Thunderbolt II has dominated ...

The United States Air Force saw thirty-nine—or nearly 20 percent—of its fleet of 218 Cold War-era Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support (CAS) attack aircraft retired in 2024. In ...

When one thinks of military airplanes, beauty is a word that perfectly describes most of them. In the chase to come up with the best design for whatever use airplanes are intended for, companies have ...

The A-10 is a single-seat ground-attack aircraft powered by a pair of General Electric TF34-100 turbofans rated at 9,065-lb.-thrust each. First flight occurred in 1972, and production ended in 1984 ...