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A-10 Thunderbolt Getting a Major Wing Upgrade
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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.
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Whiteman Air Force Base fighter wing targeting a ‘New’ Mission Accomplished
Currently on-leave and full time with his fighter wing, Lt. Col. Hilkert is training other A-10 pilots. But time is growing short. The Air Force is phasing out the venerable A-10, focusing on ...