Tag: “Warthogs”

15 JUN

Watch what the A-10 Warthog’s fearsome GAU-8 cannon can do to an enemy building

What happens when US troops in Afghanistan take fire from Taliban fighters, fortified inside a building? It’s pretty simple. Call in the Warthogs to bring on the BRRRRRT.See the rest of the story at Business Insider NOW WATCH: The Air Force’s A-10 Warthog targets ISIS fighters with this massive gatling gun See Also: The Cyclone-class […]

10 JUN

Air Force may retire a third of active A-10 “Warthogs” for want of replacement wings

A US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron flies during a “theater security package” deployment at Campia Turzii, Romania, April 1, 2015. The Air Force needs to fly the A-10 through 2022 because of F-35 delays, but it hasn’t got enough orders for wing replacements to sustain all of […]