An A-10 was returned to operations after a remote airworthiness assessment during telework operations. (courtesy photo) A US Air Force battle-damaged A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack aircraft has returned to service following repairs and a remote assessment. According to Air Force public affairs website, An A-10 Warthog damaged in a deployed location …
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Corrosion control technicians with the 576th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron monitor two media blast robots as they strip paint off the first production A-10 aircraft to receive a new robotic removal process Dec. 4, 2019, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S Air Force photo by Todd Cromar) For the first …
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The Air Force has chosen three aircraft designs that might replace the A-10 Warthog. The Air Force hopes the OA-X program will lead to smaller, lighter airplanes. Plane capable of providing air support in low-threat conflicts. Here are Three Light Attack Aircraft That Might Replace Warthog 1) AT-6 Wolverine Light-Attack …
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on Jun. 30, 2019, President Trump told airmen in South Korea that he wants the Air Force to hold on to the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft. As reported by Air Force Times, during his visit to Osan Air Base after his visit to the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea, Trump …
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A Russian national is currently being held in Weber County, Utah court for conspiring against the United States by buying F-16 manuals on eBay. Man is being arrested and charged with smuggling and violating the Arms Export Control Act”. The man insists he needed these and other files, like those …
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on Jan. 21, 1991 Lt. Devon Jones a pilot from the VF-103 Sluggers, callsign “Slate 46” was flying with his RIO (Radar Intercept Officer) Lt. Lawrence Slade in an F-14B (AA 212, BuNo 161430, at the time designated F-14A Plus) In the first hours of the morning of the fourth …
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The Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat attack aircraft. A-10 is a twin-Turbofan engine with a wing straight. In the jargon of the pilots, it is called Warthog. The idea of developing an aircraft explicitly dedicated to close air support came in 1966 to the then Chief of Staff …
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In the below video, you can see military jets demonstrating Carpet Bombing, Missile Strikes & Gun Runs The footage shows heavy carpet bombings, bomb drops, missile launches, cluster bomb drops, and gun runs on bunkers, buildings, static and moving vehicles, tanks What is Carpet Bombing? Carpet bombing, also known as …
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