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The A-10 Thunderbolt II Now Has a Real 'End Date'
Designed by Fairchild Republic, the aircraft earned the nickname ... they would benefit from a close air support platform ...
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2024 Marked the Beginning of the End for the A-10 Thunderbolt II
The United States Air Force saw thirty-nine—or nearly 20 percent—of its fleet of 218 Cold War-era Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support (CAS) attack aircraft retired in 2024.
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A-10 Thunderbolt
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force has begun retiring its fleet of Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, known for their close air support (CAS) capabilities. Some lawmakers ...
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An A-10 Thunderbolt accidentally lost a munition somewhere in South Korea
An A-10 Thunderbolt II accidentally fired off a non-explosive munition during a training exercise in South Korea in early October, prompting a three-day search for the lost weapon, Task & Purpose ...
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A-10 Warplane Deployment Unlikely To Reassure U.S. Allies In The Persian Gulf
Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, of the US Air Force (USAF), arriving at the Zaragoza ... [+] military base from Whiteman Air Base (Missouri), during the NATO Defender Europe 23 (Swift ...