The Air Force is awarding Boeing nearly $240 Million to complete a program to re-wing the venerable fleet of A-10 ground attack aircraft. Better known as the Warthog, the low, slow, and very effective aircraft was introduced in the late 1970s and has fought in almost every combat zone since.
Posted by Jeffrey Richmond
Mr. Richmond recently retired from the Aerospace industry as a technical writer and continues to write and research on a variety of topics including aviation and aerospace business. He spent a tour of duty as a pilot and instructor in the US Air Force, flew for a regional airline, and taught at two aviation universities. Jeff and his wife Peggy live in the country between Chattanooga and Nashville, Tennessee.
