If killing the A-10 program is the Air Force’s solution for paying for the F-47, then the Air Force is truly lost. President Donald J. Trump’s decision to award Boeing the contract for the new “Next ...

Designed for all-weather, night attacks, the two-seat YA-10B was meant to counter Soviet Cold War armor tactics, but only one was built. Project A-X The ...

Michael Conley, head of the Air Force Special Operations Command, announced in March 2025 that the newly developed OA-1K would be designated Skyraider II. It may seem counterintuitive that the Air ...

SOCOM plans to use these single-engine, fixed-wing ... the planes were to take over the kinds of roles played by A-10 Warthog fighter jets in Afghanistan and Iraq. Amazingly, the contracted ...

Some airplanes are graceful, beautiful machines that soar effortlessly through the sky. Others, not so much. Which airplanes ...

It is a one-seater military attack plane seemingly based on the real-life Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog." Powered by two turbofan engines, the aircraft is fairly fast.

With the continued divestment from the A-10, other aircraft will be called upon to fill the close air support role.

Affectionately referred to as the “Warthog,” the Fairchild Republic-created A-10 remains the sole aircraft in the Air Force’s arsenal specifically designed for close air support. With an ...

Robinson Helicopter has introduced the R88, a 10-seat single-engine turbine helicopter, marking a significant expansion beyond its traditional light helicopter models. The clean-sheet design will ...