US pilots are testing the aging A-10 Warthog for a new kind of mission against more advanced enemies

Dec 14 2022 by Business Insider

 
B-1Bs and A-10s over the Philippine Sea on November 9.

US Air Force/Capt. Coleen Berryhill

Since arriving in the 1970s, the A-10 has earned a reputation as a tank-killing ground-attack plane. In recent exercises, the A-10 tried out a new role: deploying decoys to distract enemy air defenses. The change comes as the US military is shifting its focus and forces to operations in the Pacific.

The A-10 Warthog has made its reputation as a tank-killer, but now the Air Force is testing 50-year-old...

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