The U.S. Air Force is moving forward with plans to retire the A-10, which for decades has proven ideally suited for combat search-and-rescue operations.

Warthogs in a September 2025 divestment ceremony at Martin State Airport, the program has now been preserved through 2030.

Air Force delays A-10 retirement to 2030 after combat shows the Warthog still fills a role newer jets cannot replace ...

The A-10 Warthog’s designers understood that battle damage in combat would be inevitable—and overengineered the plane to ...

The Cold War-era “Warthog” was first deployed in combat during Operation Urgent Fury in 1983 and is now proving even more effective in Operation Epic Fury ...

The aging attack plane has come close to retirement, but congressional and now military intervention has repeatedly thrown it a lifeline.

Regardless of the A-10’s eventual fate, the Air Force must preserve a specialized “Attack Pilot” role—for which the Warthog ...

By Mike Stone WASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force secretary extended the life of the A-10 "Warthog" attack plane until 2030, sparing the aging but beloved close air support aircraft ...

The Air Force reversed its plan to decommission the A-10 Warthog by 2029, a decision that affects the attack jet flown by Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan.

The Air Force planned to retire the A-10 this year, but extended its life as it continues to fly in the Middle East.

The decision comes as A-10s have seen increased involvement during Operation Epic Fury in Iran.