The Air Force's fleet of A-10 Warthogs may narrowly escape total retirement once again as members of the House and Senate Armed Services committees push to reverse the cuts proposed in the Pentagon's fiscal year 2026 budget. The more-than-50-year-old aircraft designed for close air support of ground forces has a planned sunset in FY-28. But next year’s budget request released in June calls for the Air Force to shed all 162 A-10s remaining in its fleet in FY-26. For its...
