Given the Pentagon’s antipathy toward the A-10, its proponents should offer meaningful ways to keep it relevant in the modern era—such as the incorporation of unmanned aerial drones.

DARPA wants to build a flying gun. U.S. Air Force brass have been attempting for years to ground the service's fleet of A-10 "Warthog" ground-attack jet fighters. Now they're at it again -- but ...

Is it me, or does it look like an overgrown Warthog? The A-10 has a wingspan of 57 feet and 6 inches (17.42 meters). It's 53 feet (16 meters) long and 14 feet (4.4 meters) high.

Modern, sophisticated air defense systems have made the A-10 more vulnerable than before. But throwing in the towel on one of ...

Commonly known as the Warthog, the A-10 packs a mighty punch. It’s armored, incorporates a giant 30-millimeter Gatling gun (capable of firing 3,900 rounds per minute), and can support a huge ...

The U.S. Air Force has decided to keep the A-10 “Warthog” close air support jet in service until 2040. The jet, ... 24 Global Hawks drones, and 17 B-1B Lancer bombers.

The 138 aircraft included A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft, bombers, spy drones, and tankers. Congress mostly said no, and refused to retire any A-10s at all.

Not to say that an attack aircraft with some degree of radar stealth wouldn't be useful. It's a concept that the U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman are working on in UAV form with the X-47C attack drone.

A combat aircraft with a storied background and 65 confirmed kills has landed in Pueblo at the Weisbrod Aircraft Museum. Here ...

The A-10 Thunderbolt II, commonly called the "Warthog," is basically a flying gun. It is built around the 30 mm GAU-8 Avenger, a powerful cannon able to fire at a rate of roughly 4,000 rounds per ...

Given the Pentagon’s antipathy toward the A-10, its proponents should offer meaningful ways to keep it relevant in the modern era—such as the incorporation of unmanned aerial drones.