The Air Force’s decision to award the contract to Fairchild Republic—which went on to build the A-10 Warthog—proved to be one of the greatest decisions Pentagon acquisitions experts have ever made.

No, the A-10 Cannot Become a Carrier-Based Platform - The A-10 Warthog is one of America’s most enduring and controversial warplanes. This U.S. Air Force plane was designed for Close Air Support ...

While the Warthog’s robust firepower makes ... of this famous platform remains up in the air. Could A-10 Warthogs be useful aboard aircraft carriers? The U.S. became more focused on developing ...

The plane originally cost $18.8 million per unit ... The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II—more commonly known as the A-10 Warthog—is a Close-Air Support (CAS) warplane that first ...

Air Force Sent More A-10s to the Boneyard in 2024, But It Continues to Use the Aircraft Overseas Air Force Wants to Send Historic Number of A-10s to the Boneyard in 2025, Continuing Shift Away ...

but probably nothing like the helmet A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots use to connect them to their aircraft. The HGU-55/P helmet provides A-10 pilots a central interface for everything they need ...

Kim Campbell, an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot here ... target when she felt and heard a large explosion at the back of the aircraft. "There was no question in my mind," she said.

The Fairchild Republic A-10 “Warthog” with its 30 mm rotary cannon has captured the imagination of friendly soldiers and military aviation enthusiasts on the ground for as long as it’s been ...