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The A-10 Warthog Aircraft Carrier ‘Dream’ Summed Up in 2 Words

-The aircraft is too heavy, its airframe and landing gear are not built to withstand violent carrier operations, and it lacks essential features like a tailhook. -Furthermore, in a future high-tech ...
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Su-25 Frogfoot vs. A-10 Warthog: Which One Is the Best Attack Aircraft Ever?

Both the Russian and American aircraft are entering the end of their useful service lives, as ground anti-air defenses grow increasingly sophisticated. In the 1970s, the US Air Force unveiled the ...
The National Interest

A-10 Warthog Flying from Aircraft Carriers in 2 Words

Won’t Happen: The A-10 Warthog, renowned for its resilience and heavy ground-attack capabilities, is now being phased out by the U.S. Air Force, with discussions of sending remaining airframes to ...
PBS

‘Beloved’ A-10 Warthog aircraft may not survive Pentagon attack

As Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced yesterday, the Pentagon is grappling with what to keep and what to cut in a time of tight budgets and national security challenges. At the Air Force, leaders ...
The Aviationist

Up Close And Personal With The A-10 Warthog’s Scorpion Helmet-Mounted Cueing System

A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft, belonging to the 163rd Fighter Squadron of the 122nd Fighter Wing from Fort Wayne, Indiana, have deployed to MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, on Dec. 3, 2018, to take ...
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‘Beloved’ A-10 Warthog aircraft may not survive Pentagon attack

As Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced yesterday, the Pentagon is grappling with what to keep and what to cut in a time of tight budgets and national security challenges. At the Air Force, leaders ...