Do they still make A10 Thunderbolt?

With a variety of upgrades and wing replacements, the A-10’s service life can be extended to 2040; the service has no planned retirement date as of June 2017….Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II.

Is the A10 Warthog the same as the A10 Thunderbolt?

The A-10 Thunderbolt is also known as the Warthog, the ‘flying gun’ and the Tankbuster.

What will replace the A10 Thunderbolt?

In August, the USAF announced it had completed rewinging 173 A-10 of the 281 A-10s in service with the Air Force, Air Force Reserve, and Air National Guard. The Air Force plans to eventually replace the A-10 with the F-35A Lightning II.

What gun does the A10 Thunderbolt have?

GAU-8 Avenger 30
Dubbed Warthog, Hog or just Hawg, the A-10 Thunderbolt II is, basically, an airplane built around the GAU-8 Avenger 30-mm hydraulically driven seven-barrel Gatling-type cannon. The Avenger cannon is the Hog primary weapon and is able to fire 3,900 bullets per minute.

Is the A-10 Thunderbolt II a rotary cannon aircraft?

The requirements now included that the aircraft would be designed specifically for the 30 mm rotary cannon.

What kind of plane is the Fairchild a 10 Thunderbolt?

“A-10” redirects here. For other uses, see A10. The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin turbofan engine, straight wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF).

What was the US Air Force Thunderbolt II called?

The A-10 Thunderbolt II, affectionately nicknamed “The Warthog”, was developed for the United States Air Force.

Where was the A-10 Thunderbolt II used in the Gulf War?

The A-10 did not served in the Gulf War ( Operation Desert Storm ), the American led intervention against Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, where the A-10 distinguished itself. The A-10 also participated in other conflicts such as in Grenada, the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq, and against Islamic State in the Middle East .