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Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months free here: https://nordvpn.com/mahistory It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! The A-10 „Warthog“ Thunderbolt II is slotted for retirement by 2030. What was the overall state of the debate and what may we expect to see from the Hawg until then? - Museum - New England Air Museum https://neam.org/ - Check out my books - Ju 87 Stuka - http://stukabook.com STG-44 Assault Platoon - http://sturmzug.com German Panzer Company 1941 - http://www.hdv470-7.com/ Achtung Panzer? Zur Panzerwaffe der Wehrmacht - http://panzerkonferenz.de/ - Support - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/join/MilAvHistory Channel Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmpahmxWXajV0-tuMMzSzAg/join PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/MilAvHis - Partner Discounts - Naval Institute Press: 25% off with "MILAVHIS" at https://www.usni.org/press/books Mortons: 10% off with "MAH10" at https://www.mortonsbooks.co.uk - Social Media - Twitter: https://twitter.com/MilAvHistory Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/milaviationhistory/ - Sources - USAF A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots practise MALD employment mission, Air Force Technology, 2022. Bell, Trevor (2022) 66th WPS further modernizes A-10’s capabilities to sharpen competitive edge, Air Force Command Joint Publication 3-09.3, Close Air Support, 2014/2019 FM 3-0, Operations, Oct. 2022 Hansen, Ralph (2002) The Effectiveness of the A-10 on the Battlefield of 2010 Roza, David (2021) The Air Force tried to kill the A-10 by clipping its wings and starving it of parts, Task & Purpose Roza, David (2022) Old Air Force A-10 Warthog learns new trick: Covering fire for B-1B bombers Task & Purpose Keller, Jared (2023) The beloved A-10 Warthog has a brand new role: bomb truck, Task & Purpose Losey, Stephen (2023) US Air Force wants to retire all A-10s by 2029, Defense News Medium, An A-10 Pilot Could Hope to Last Two Weeks Against the Soviets, March 2013 Nasaw, Daniel (2023) Why Is America Still Flying the A-10 Warthog, a Cold War Relic?, Wall Street Journal - Timecodes - 00:00 - A-10 Thunderbolt II 00:47 - Divided Opinions 02:27 - Mighty Wings: A-10 Capabilities 03:57 - No Hawg Zone: A-10 Criticism 06:22 - Upgrades 08:39 - Sponsored Segment 10:29 - Peer-to-Peer Conflict 11:57 - Future is now: A-10 Changes? 13:21 - Bomb Truck 14:00 - Missile Slugger 14:43 - Maritime Patrol 15:21 - Buddy Tanker 16:00 - Strike Support 17:32 - Threat Picture 20:17 - Long Live Hawg - Audio - Music and Sfx from Epidemic Sound