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Air Force aircraft readiness plunges to new low, alarming chief
The Air Force provided statistics on how many of each kind of aircraft it had in 2024, as well as the percentage of time each ...
The National Interest on MSN4d
A-10 vs. YA-9: The Fight for the Perfect Close-Air Support Plane
The Air Force’s decision to award the contract to Fairchild Republic—which went on to build the A-10 Warthog—proved to be one of the greatest decisions Pentagon acquisitions experts have ever made.
Skyraider Returns: Why The US Has Resurrected The Vietnam-Era Combat Plane Name
Michael Conley, head of the Air Force Special Operations Command, announced in March 2025 that the newly developed OA-1K ...
ZME Science on MSN1d
The US Air Force Just Unveiled Its First Unmanned Fighter Drones
The “Y” in YFQ-42A and YFQ-44A indicate their prototype status, while “FQ” designates them as unmanned fighter aircraft. The ...
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Air Force aircraft readiness plunges to new low, alarming chief
The A-10 Warthog’s readiness rate slid from ... The lack of enough mission-capable aircraft has forced the Air Force to make tough choices on how to use its working planes.