Few aircraft defy convention like the A-10 Thunderbolt II, a warplane built not around speed or elegance, but around brute force. Developed during the Cold War, the A-10 was America’s answer to a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A US Air Force A-10 pilot recently told Insider about what it feels like to fire the plane's powerful cannon. The A-10 is a close ...

World War II aircraft such as the North American B-25 Mitchell and de Havilland Mosquito carried 75mm and 57mm cannon in attempts to attack ships and ground targets. Recoil, jams and slow rates of ...

A Geran-2 (Shahed 136) attack drone is seen exploding in mid air shortly before an F-16 soars overhead, with the unmistakable sound of an M61 Vulcan cannon heard in the background. An F-16 fighter jet ...

Antiaircraft guns (also known as “flak guns”) have been the been the bane of combat aviators’ existence since the advent of air combat itself during World War I. For example, during World... Here’s ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. US Air Force Lt. Col. Matthew Shelly's first big combat mission as an A-10 Warthog pilot was a nighttime attack on a ...