The Age of the A-10 Warthog Is Coming To An End Warthog, a subsonic attack aircraft that has served for over five decades, is approaching retirement as the U.S. Air Force shifts to modern alternatives. -While some lawmakers suggest Ukraine could ... 05/31/2024 - 4:27 am | View Link
Why the A-10 Warthog Must Be Retired Right Now Summary: The U.S. Air Force has begun retiring the A-10 Warthog, a celebrated close air support aircraft, with the first batch from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base now in storage. -The 355th Wing plans ... 05/30/2024 - 4:25 am | View Link
F-35 vs A-10: Can The Lightning Effectively Replace The Thunderbolt? A detailed analysis of if the F-35A Lightning II (aka Panther) can replace the A-10C Thunderbolt II (aka Warthog) with many sources. 05/29/2024 - 7:59 pm | View Link
Names chosen for zoo's new warthogs For the rest of their days, they will be called Hakuna and Matata. Hillcrest Park Zoo officials on Monday announced the winning names for the warthog babies. Online voters selected the winning names — ... 05/28/2024 - 5:00 pm | View Link
Preparations underway for Bethpage Air Show at Jones Beach Performers are taking off and landing at Republic Airport in Farmingdale, where aviation enthusiasts are getting a first glimpse at the planes taking part in the show. 05/23/2024 - 11:42 am | View Link
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin-turbofan, straight-wing, subsonic attack aircraft developed by Fairchild Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF). In service since 1977, it is named after the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, but is commonly referred to as the "Warthog" or simply "Hog". 06/1/2024 - 6:10 am | View Website
Everything You Need to Know About the A-10 'Warthog ... A-10 Warthog Top Speed. Most new aircraft in the past few years have been supersonic fighters, capable of 1.6 Mach , 1.5 Mach (F-22 Raptor) or Mach 2.5 . Meanwhile, the A-10 Warthog's... 06/1/2024 - 6:10 am | View Website
Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II > National Museum of ... Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II. The A-10 is the first U.S. Air Force aircraft designed specifically for close air support of ground forces. It is named for the famous P-47 Thunderbolt, a fighter often used in a close air support role during the latter part of World War II. 05/31/2024 - 10:01 am | View Website
A-10C Thunderbolt II > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display An A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., departs after receiving fuel in the skies near the border of Iowa and Missouri, July 7, 2021. The A-10, also known as the Warthog, is designed for close air support of ground forces combating adversarial ground forces, including tanks and other armored vehicles. 05/31/2024 - 9:25 am | View Website
A-10 Thunderbolt II | Northrop Grumman A-10 Thunderbolt II Specifications. Primary Function: A-10 — close air support, OA-10 - airborne forward air control. Contractor: Fairchild Republic Co. (FRC acquired in 1987, now part of Northrop Grumman ISER) Power Plant: Two General Electric TF34-GE-1 00 turbofans. Thrust: 9,065 pounds each engine. 05/31/2024 - 1:11 am | View Website
President Biden took the unusual step of detailing an offer to Hamas that would end the war in Gaza, describing the proposal as a “new initiative” by Israel. But Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is simply not there yet. The plan has many holes to be navigated, and Netanyahu still needs the support of extreme rightwing cabinet ministers—who oppose any concession to Palestinians and have even spoken of moving Jewish settlers into the Gaza Strip.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A last-minute problem nixed Saturday’s launch attempt for Boeing’s first astronaut flight, the latest in a string of delays over the years.
Two NASA astronauts were strapped in the company’s Starliner capsule when the countdown automatically was halted at 3 minutes and 50 seconds by the computer system that controls the final minutes before liftoff.
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With only a split second to take off, there was no time to work the latest trouble and everything was called off.
Thousands of people flocked to the streets of Thailand’s capital Bangkok on Saturday to mark Pride Month, the first to be celebrated with a sense that legal marriage equality for same-sex couples in the country is near, as lawmakers inch closer toward the expected passage of a bill that would codify marriage as between two individuals rather than a man and a woman.
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The parade, with the theme “Celebration of Love” covered some 1.5 km of roads in the city’s commercial district.
Denver may be in for more rain and modest wind gusts Saturday afternoon, according to National Weather Services forecasts, though the metro should duck a fresh round of hail forecast to pepper the Eastern Plains.
Sunny skies should give way to rain in the afternoon after 1 p.m. and include winds of between 25 mph and 40 mph, said National Weather Service meteorologist Bernie Meier.
Courtland Sutton’s come a long way at reading cornerbacks. But man, does he have some ground to cover when it comes to reading a stinking room.
Full disclosure: The usual gang of idiots up in the Grading The Week offices think OTAs are slightly overrated. OK, completely overrated. It’s another example of the NFL trying to suck all the oxygen out of the room for an entire calendar year.
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER (Associated Press)
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son was in federal court, prepared to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses. The culmination of a sprawling investigation, the deal between Hunter Biden and prosecutors was going to spare him a politically explosive trial in the middle of his father’s reelection campaign and likely prison time.
But it all fell apart.
Now, Hunter Biden is headed to trial on federal gun charges in a case brought by his father’s Justice Department at a time when America’s political and legal worlds are colliding like never before.