Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
The Air Force has spent two decades trying to retire the A-10 Warthog in favor of faster, more expensive jets. Iran’s $50,000 drone swarms...
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The Air Force has spent two decades trying to retire the A-10 Warthog in favor of faster, more expensive jets. Iran’s $50,000 drone swarms...
On April 13, the United States imposed a naval blockade targeting shipping to and from Iranian ports. Despite the outrage and claims from detractors...
Taken at face value, the thought of A-10 Warthog and pilots of other military aircraft running the air conditioning full blast while flying in...
The A-10 Is the Only Aircraft in History Designed Around Its Gun — A 30mm GAU-8 Avenger Gatling That Fires 3,900 Rounds Per Minute...
Iran Doesn’t Need to Win the War — It Just Needs to Keep the Strait of Hormuz Closed Long Enough for Americans to Turn...
An F-15E Strike Eagle Crashed Inside Iran, and an A-10 Warthog Was Critically Damaged — Both Hit by Ground Fire on the Same Day...
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Dan Caine Confirms A-10 Warthogs Are Hunting Iranian Fast Boats in the Strait of Hormuz With A-10 Thunderbolt...
British defense researcher Jack Buckby analyzes the tactical deployment of the A-10 Thunderbolt II to the Strait of Hormuz. Because the "Warthog" lacks stealth...
The legendary A-10 Warthog has returned to the front lines. During Operation Epic Fury, the Pentagon repurposed the iconic tank killer into a "boat...
The A-10’s survival into the late 2020s is a testament to tactical flexibility. In a peer-contest, the Warthog is a "slow-moving target," but in...