The Fairchild Republic A-10 “Warthog” with its 30 mm rotary cannon has captured the imagination of friendly soldiers and military aviation enthusiasts on the ground for as long as it’s been ...

Northrop’s YA-9 vs. Fairchild’s YA-10 The YA-9 and YA-10 embodied two fundamentally different approaches to the A-X requirements. For Northrop, their YA-9 was a conventional, shoulder-wing ...

The Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II, introduced to the United States Air Force (USAF) in mid-'70s, remains a formidable anti-tank and close air support resource for the U.S.

It should come as no surprise that the Eastern Bloc powers came up with their own aerial counterparts to the A-10. Though the Republic Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II, far better known by its unoffi ...