The A-10 Warthog and Hawg culture
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A-10 Warthog
Watch: A-10 ground attack jets land on Estonian highway
Good luck trying this with the F-35 – Princess of the skies.
A-10 Warthog replacement? U.S. Air Force considers more junk to throw money at
The worst thing about this dumb initiative is that it will distract service leaders from getting F-35 fighter production rates to a point where they can match the unit cost of fourth-generation F-16s.
KC-46A Tanker Completes Flight Tests; Boeing’s Costs Soar
Boeing’s KC-46A has officially completed all flight tests needed ahead of a milestone decision this August while Boeing’s costs increased by almost $400 million. On July 15, a KC-46A tanker successfully refueled an A-10 Warthog completing all flight tests for the new tanker. This final step allows for the Department of Defense to reach a Milestone C […]
Watch: A-10 gun-run obliterates terrorist motorcycle gang – BRRRRT!
is should be relatively easy to visualize if you’ve ever seen external footage of A-10 gun passes.
High Threat Close Air Support (CAS): Myth or Reality?
In a recent War on the Rocks article by Col. Mike “Starbaby” Pietrucha, the author argues that using airpower in a high threat Close Air Support role is a myth and not as practical as using land based or sea based precision artillery. If you are the Air Force, what do you do when you your […]
Colonel Kay: A Tribute To The Father Of The A-10
Editor’s Note: This is a very interesting story about the man considered to be the “Father of the A-10.” Colonel Avery Kay led the effort back in the 1960s to develop an aircraft designed specifically to support troops on the ground. Not surprisingly, like all thinkers and innovators ahead of their time, he faced a […]
These Badass Knives Are Made from an A-10 Warthog’s GAU-8 Avenger Cannon
The Warthog A-10 is a badass plane, about that there can be no doubt. And at the heart of that badass plane is the 30mm GAU-8 Avenger rotary cannon, a massive gun the plane itself is essentially built around. But after thousands and thousands of shots, the barrels of a GAU-8 Avenger rotary cannon wear out. When they do, Shane […]
