An A-10 Warthog, at top, flies in formation with other jets over the Giza pyramids in Egypt during a 1981 training exercise. The plane can loiter for an extended period of time over a battle.

Article Summary and Key Details – The U.S. Air Force is seeking to accelerate the retirement of its entire fleet of 162 A-10 ...

The Senate Armed Services Committee wants the A-10 fighter jets to keep flying for another year in a boost to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson.

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The Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" fighter jet has many fans in Congress and in the Armed Forces alike-- but U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. James Post is not one of them.Speaking out ...

A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft flown by pilots from the 107th Fighter Squadron head toward Afghanistan after departing Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., Sept. 26, 2011.

The A-10 is poised to dodge retirement. Again. After a near-death experience in 2014, the aircraft known among troops as the “Warthog” appears to be cruising toward renewal from Congress.

The plane is not as fast and lacks the graceful lines of other fighter jets. But the Warthog, as pilots call it due to the snout-like nose, is extremely low maintenance, flies low, can practically ...

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The twin-engine jet trainer, used by the Air Force to prepare pilots for the F-15E Strike Eagle, F-15C Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, B-1B Lancer, A-10 Thunderbolt and F-22 Raptor, first flew in ...