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The DOD's fiscal 2026 budget calls for the Air Force to retire its remaining 162 A-10 attack planes. The Senate's version ...
The A-10 has a better track record in battle—in terms of saving US warfighters in tough ground combat conditions—since 1991 ...
The Army will not use the M10 Booker light tank after nearly a year of field tests. The decision to scrap the $436 million ...
Taiwan's army on Thursday displayed the fire power of its first U.S.-sourced M1A2T Abrams tanks - a traditional weapon that ...
The heart of the A-10 Thunderbolt II “Warthog” is its legendary GAU-8/A Avenger, a 30mm, seven-barreled Gatling gun that ...
Amid an unconventional Pentagon budget rollout, the future of the A-10 Warthog hangs in the balance. A look into spending ...
The gun the A-10 Warthog uses is a GAU-8/A 30mm cannon, designed and built by General Dynamics. It can fire 4,200 rounds per minute, making easy work of tanks.
A-10 Warthog: The Indispensable Flying Tank with a Gatling Gun The A-10 Warthog is probably one of the greatest warplanes in the history of flight.
Many think of the A-10 as a flying tank so old that she should be retired to make way for room and budget for newer planes like the F-35. And yet, there are those that just won’t let this plane ...
One of the most recognizable features of the A-10 is the seven-barrel GAU-8 Avenger 30mm Gatling gun perched in its nosecone - and the sound it emits.
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.