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The Air Force is exploring other ways of deploying A-10s over the oceans — sending four of them in April 2016 on patrol over the South China Sea.

Why the U.S. Military Loves the A-10 Warthog The plane isn't a high-tech laser, but it doesn't need to be. Here's What You Need To Remember: The Air Force had been trying to kill its A-10 attack planes for years — the branch prefers stealthy fighters and bombers — but pressure from Congress and continued relevance in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have kept the Warthogs flying. It doesn’t necessarily take the resources of a major nation-state to challenge U.S. Navy warships. China for instance is building up a large navy and invests in long-range, ship-killing missiles. Iran ...

But you'll have to take their word for it. The 53rd Wing's four-paragraph Tuesday announcement of the milestone achievement of the 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron and the 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron — and, of course, the AIM-120D AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile), the F-15C Eagle aboard which it was loaded, and a BQM-167 subscale drone — did not disclose the distance that the missile traveled before hitting its target. The exact range of the AIM-120D, the latest version of the Raytheon Technologies Corporation-produced AMRAAM, is classified. However, some reports i...

U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle Records Longest Known Air-To-Air Missile Shot U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle Records Longest Known Air-To-Air Missile Shot A USAF F-15C Eagle has achieved the longest known air-to-air missile shot ever. While its most advanced variant, the F-15EX (recently officially named the “Eagle II”) was being delivered to the U.S. Air Force getting a lot of media attention, the “legacy” Eagle achieved yet another record: according to an official USAF statement, in March 2021, an F-15C fired an AIM-120 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile) at a BQM-167 subscale ...