A-10 Thunderbolt Attack Aircraft (Nickname: Thunderbolt II)

A-10 Thunderbolt Attack Aircraft (Nickname: Thunderbolt II)

The A-10 attack aircraft (English: A-10, nickname: Thunderbolt II, translation: Thunderbolt II, often nicknamed "Warthog" or simply "Hog" by the US military, commonly known as the Fairchild A-10 "Thunderbolt II" attack aircraft) is a single seat twin engine attack aircraft of the United States. The A-10 attack aircraft relies on powerful firepower specifically for ground attacks and is the only model currently in service in the US Air Force responsible for providing intensive support missions to ground forces, including attacking enemy tanks, armed vehicles, important ground targets, etc.