US extends A-10 service life to 2030 after renewed combat use
Decision follows recent operations and refueling workaround as legacy tanker fleet declines
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US Air Force equips A-10 with probe-and-drogue refueling capability
Adapter allows legacy attack jet to use hose-based tankers for the first time in USAF service
US Air Force A-10 shot down during rescue mission for F-15E crew in Iran
Pilot recovered safely after ejecting over the Persian Gulf; rescue mission continues searching for the second crew member of an F-15E shot down on Friday
U.S. Air Force to close A-10 depot in latest step toward fleet retirement
Maintenance squadron in Utah to deactivate as Congress resists full fleet divestment
USAF withdraws F-22 Raptor from future plans
Air Force plans to operate only four fighter planes, including the F-15EX, F-16 and the undisclosed NGAD