The National Interest on MSN23h
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 MSN4d
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
ROLLING THUNDER's op-tempo was so high that it required 114 aircraft, 196 (4-man) aircrews, flying 130 sorties per day, seven ...
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 ...