Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force plans to retire the A-10 Thunderbolt II by Fiscal Year 2028, as its role in counterinsurgency efforts has diminished with fewer U.S. ground forces deployed ...
The United States Air Force saw thirty-nine—or nearly 20 percent—of its fleet of 218 Cold War-era Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II close air support (CAS) attack aircraft retired in 2024. In ...