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 ...
He remembers watching videos of Humvees driving through the desert with Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt IIs (otherwise known as “Warthogs”) flying overhead. The scenes inspired him.
Impact Link The A-10 Thunderbolt II is the only jet purpose ... The A-10 was built by Fairchild Republic and has been maintained by Northrop Grumman in partnership with Lockheed Martin; Northrop ...
However, Northrop Grumman Corporation acquired the A-10 original manufacturing team and all A-10 assets from Fairchild in 1987. The A-10 Thunderbolt II, also known as the Warthog or Hog due to its ...
there have been calls for it to be employed as CAS aircraft – replacing the venerable Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. "The A-29 is a more than suitable candidate to replace the A-10 ...