Key Points: The A-10 Warthog, revered for its unmatched close air support (CAS) capabilities, faces retirement as the U.S. Air Force shifts focus to faster, stealthier jets like the F-35. -Critics ...

The legendary A-10 Warthog has been granted retirement in 2026 for several reasons, including the changing landscape of modern combat and military budget limitations. Due to the aircraft's effective ...

Given the Pentagon’s antipathy toward the A-10, its proponents should offer meaningful ways to keep it relevant in the modern era—such as the incorporation of unmanned aerial drones. It’s undoubtedly ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs. Visitors watch the take-offs of U.S. Air Force aircraft of ...

The aircraft’s planned retirement, included in the US Air Force’s fiscal year 2026 budget request to Congress, was moved up by two years. Next year will mark five decades since the Fairchild Republic ...