The National Interest on MSN16h
A-10 vs. YA-9: The Fight for the Perfect Close-Air Support Plane
The Air Force’s decision to award the contract to Fairchild Republic—which went on to build the A-10 Warthog—proved to be one of the greatest decisions Pentagon acquisitions experts have ever made.
The National Interest on MSN3d
Give The A-10 Warthog Drone Swarms
Given the Pentagon’s antipathy toward the A-10, its proponents should offer meaningful ways to keep it relevant in the modern ...
The US Air Force's Top 10 Military Aircraft By Fleet Size
"The 2025 global inventory of military aircraft totals 48,082" The US Air Force is rated the number one military air service out of a total of 129, and the US Navy is second. WDMMA determines the ...
Defense News on MSN9d
Air Force aircraft readiness plunges to new low, alarming chief
The Air Force provided statistics on how many of each kind of aircraft it had in 2024, as well as the percentage of time each ...