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The A-10 Warthog’s stay of execution is not 'mission accomplished'
Regardless of the A-10’s eventual fate, the Air Force must preserve a specialized “Attack Pilot” role—for which the Warthog ...
The aging attack plane has come close to retirement, but congressional and now military intervention has repeatedly thrown it a lifeline.
One type of aircraft used by the U.S. in its 2026 war with Iran is the A-10 Thunderbolt II, which is impressive given that the plane first deployed in March 1976, half a century earlier.
As if one downed military aircraft wasn't bad enough, the U.S. ended up losing two in the same day during its current war with Iran. The second plane hit by enemy fire on April 3, an A-10 Thunderbolt ...
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