The plane carries 10,000 pounds of internal fuel near the wing roots. When the gun is removed, the A-10’s tail must be supported to keep the nose from tipping up.

What makes the A-10 Warthog and the Su-25 Frogfoot so powerful? These legendary aircraft have seen action in some of the ...

The A-10 Thunderbolt II, known as the Warthog, is popular — very popular. It's especially popular with ground troops, as the Warthog provides them with close air support when they're pinned down ...

Few aircraft inspire as much respect—and fear on the battlefield—as the A-10 Thunderbolt II and the Su-25 Frogfoot. Conceived ...

Certified Badass Plane Why the A-10 Warthog Is Such a Badass Plane The Air Force, Air Force Magazine reports, plans to cut 44 jets from the A-10’s standing fleet of 281 aircraft.

The Warthog, Hawgs, Thunderbolt II -- whatever you call it, it's the Air Force's flying tank. It's both beloved by ground forces and often resented by the Air Force brass. Read on to find out why.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Monday that the Air Force will retire the entire fleet of A-10 Warthogs, an aircraft that ground forces view as their guardian in the sky.

There’s a damn good reason the A-10 Thunderbolt II, lovingly nicknamed the “Warthog” by U.S. Air Force pilots, is considered the best close-air support attack aircraft in the Pentagon’s ...

Now the A-10 is safe even as the Air Force considers retiring other plane types. The U.S. Air Force has all but given up on retiring the A-10 Warthog close-air-support jet.

WASHINGTON — The Warthog is sitting pretty. Once on the brink of forced retirement, the A-10 attack plane with the ungainly shape and odd nickname has been given new life, ...

Retirement rumors have swirled around the US military’s venerable close-air support aircraft for years, but the battle-tested, 1970’s-era airplane will live to fight for at least the ...