What’s that I hear? A pulse for the A-10s? I sure hope so… The Air Force does not have a viable replacement for what the Hog does. An awesome airplane, and I hope it continues to survive!

Check out the article from AF Times:

https://www.airforcetimes.com/air/2025/07/11/some-a-10-warthogs-may-dodge-retirement-under-proposed-senate-bill/

While it may just delay the inevitable, we’ve heard that before, and it still keeps on kicking!

airforcetimes.com

Some A-10 Warthogs may dodge retirement under proposed Senate bill

The DOD's fiscal 2026 budget calls for the Air Force to retire its remaining 162 A-10 attack planes. The Senate's version would have the service keep 103.