A warthog found no refuge in its burrow from three attacking lions but put up a brave fight. (Video of the encounter, below, might be disturbing to some viewers.) The big cats trapped the hog in its ...

Supporters of the A-10 have argued that no other aircraft, notably the F-35 Lightning II, can fill the Thunderbolt II’s role.

The A-10 Warthog was literally built around its GAU-8/A Avenger, a 30mm, seven-barrel cannon that spits depleted-uranium ...

The A-10 fighter jet, designed to kill Soviet tanks in Europe, made its reputation instead in America’s Middle East wars. Now it’s back in the region while its advocates fight off the Air Force’s ...

Hawgsmoke originated in 1996, bringing together the A-10 community in a fierce yet celebratory competition of tactical precision. First held in Battle Creek, Michigan, this biannual event has become a ...

The End is Near for the A-10 Warthog or Thunderbolt II – For nearly five decades, the Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II has operated out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona, but its aging fleet ...

The A-10 Thunderbolt II, nicknamed the Warthog, is the United States Air Force’s primary low-altitude close-air-support aircraft. It is the only Air Force aircraft produced specifically to support ...

A version of this story appeared in the Threat Status newsletter from The Washington Times. Click here to receive Threat Status delivered directly to your inbox each Wednesday. A squadron of A-10 ...

LOS ANGELES - The A-10 Thunderbolt II, a snub-nosed ground-attack plane nicknamed the "Warthog," is the latest aircraft to find its way onto the Pentagon's endangered weapons list. Outfitted with a ...