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Air Force Times2d
Some A-10 Warthogs may dodge retirement under proposed Senate bill
The DOD's fiscal 2026 budget calls for the Air Force to retire its remaining 162 A-10 attack planes. The Senate's version ...
National Security Journal on MSN2d
The SR-72 Darkstar Mach 6 ‘Bomber’ Summed Up in 4 Words
The SR-72 “Darkstar,” the hypersonic successor to the SR-71 Blackbird, is being envisioned not just as a spy plane but also as a bomber, a role its famous predecessor never fulfilled. -While the SR-71 ...
The National Interest2d
The Air Force Hates the A-10 Warthog—but American Ground Troops Love It
The A-10 has a better track record in battle—in terms of saving US warfighters in tough ground combat conditions—since 1991 than any of America’s advanced warplanes have shown.
Cradle of Aviation exhibit features WWII-era Long Island factory workers
Working on the Homefront, 1942-45" exhibit features about 50 photographs of workers at Grumman, Sperry, Republic and Liberty.
National Security Journal on MSN5d
A-10 Warthog Fires 4,200 ‘Armor-piercing Incendiary Rounds Per Minute’
The heart of the A-10 Thunderbolt II “Warthog” is its legendary GAU-8/A Avenger, a 30mm, seven-barreled Gatling gun that ...