The A-10 Thunderbolt II, affectionately known as the “Warthog,” is one of the most iconic aircraft in U.S. military history. Famous for its rugged build, aggressive appearance, and ...

A-10 Warthog: Well, This Thing Wasn’t the Fastest Jet in the Air Force Now, let’s get to the speed of the Warthog. It isn’t supersonic, and the highest velocity the engines can push out is a ...

For years, the U.S. Air Force has planned to eventually replace the illustrious A-10 Warthog ground attack jet with the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

Key Point: The flying branch has tried more than once to retire the ungainly A-10. The U.S. Air Force has a complicated relationship with its low- and slow-flying A-10 Warthog attack jet. And that ...

An order to the Pentagon that it must maintain the A-10 for another year. The Air Force has for years sought to mothball the jet, which is the centerpiece of Tucson's Davis-Monthan Air Force Base.

For many years now, the Air Force has been working on various efforts to retire the A-10 aircraft as part of an evolutionary process of placing an F-35 jet in the role of performing close air support.

No sooner had the Air Force begun making noises about eliminating the A-10, than 33 lawmakers got together and signed a letter to Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel demanding that the Warthog be saved.

After almost 40 years in service, the A-10 Thunderbolt remains one of the most effective and reliable weapons in the US Air Force's fleet. Although there are plans to replace it with the F-35 ...

The A-10 attack jet has been carrying out airstrikes against the Islamic State militant group since late-November on nearly a daily basis, a U.S. military official said Tuesday.