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The F-35’s multirole design prevents it from excelling at close air support—yet the fighter jet is well-suited to missions in contested airspace, which competitors like the A-10 Warthog are not.

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. In ...

You've probably heard that everyone's favorite combat jet, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, is due to be retired any day now. Most estimates peg the date as sometime in early to mid-2026, so time is running ...

The US Air Force has revealed the name of its newest combat aircraft, as the type is poised to begin service. The service on 27 February said the close air support turboprop being delivered by ...

The US Department of Defense (DoD) has named eight private companies who will provide adversary air (ADAIR) and close air support training services until the end of this decade. In a 9 September ...

Networks of manned and unmanned aircraft will command the skies. These teams will be increasingly modular and optimized for counterair, interdiction, and close air support missions. A mix of war games ...

The crew provided Close Air Support and precision fire power to the U.S. land forces on the ground in Panama. The attack also involved a series of precision strikes by F-117A Nighthawks. Crews of ...