The A-10 Warthog is a legendary aircraft. Generally regarded as the greatest close air support airframe ever, the A-10 is best known for being built around a massive Gatling gun. But after nearly ...

The service moved up the retirement of the final 162 close attack fighters by two years in a budget request and asked for far ...

Few air forces are developing new attack aircraft, preferring to rely on fighter-bombers carrying precision-guided munitions to do the dirty work of close air support and battlefield interdiction.

The A-10 is a single-seat aircraft designed to perform close air support for troops on the ground. Although it is affectionately known by many as the A-10 Warthog, its official name, as of its ...

The A-10 Thunderbolt II is one of the most iconic airplanes still in use. How does it compare to the F-35 Lightning II in a close support role?

The Vietnam War had demonstrated to the United States Air Force a need for a better CAS (Close Air Support) aircraft, along with the looming threat of the growing numbers of Soviet armor. The Army ...

Neither Russian nor Ukrainian aircraft have been able to establish air superiority over Ukraine. As a result, neither side is able to provide close air support to its troops on the front line. US ...

New US Navy photos show A-10 Warthog attack aircraft escorting a ballistic missile submarine. It's unusual to see ground-attack planes built for close-air support and anti-tank missions escorting ...

If passed, it would mark the largest number of the close-air support stalwarts sent to the boneyard -- the final resting place for scrapped aircraft.

This 30 mm rotary cannon epitomizes the aircraft’s destructive anti-tank capabilities. The A-10’s design emphasizes survivability and lethality in close air support.