Key Points and Summary: The A-10 Warthog was literally built around its GAU-8/A Avenger, a 30mm, seven-barrel cannon that spits depleted-uranium rounds at nearly 4,000 rpm and shreds armor with the ...

-Unlike other modern warplanes, the A-10 is designed to hover over battlefields and provide precise support, making it indispensable in close combat scenarios. -Despite its effectiveness and ...

Davis-Monthan Air Force Base invited 13 News to watch its A-10 squadron train one last time at the Barry M. Goldwater Range ...

After years of purgatory, the U.S. Air Force finally seems set to begin retiring the famed A-10 Warthog over the next five or six years. The decision is a culmination of a conversation that has been ...

In the early seventies, in the wake of the Vietnam defeat, the U.S. military realized the need for an effective close air support jet that could take a beating and deliver deadly blows without too ...