Welcome Back to the Daily Aviation as we discover how the A-10 Thunderbolt II delivers powerful close air support with its ...

Key Points and Summary on A-10 Warthog Cannon - The heart of the A-10 Thunderbolt II "Warthog" is its legendary GAU-8/A Avenger, a 30mm, seven-barreled Gatling gun that produces the iconic "BRRRRT" ...

The A-10 has a better track record in battle—in terms of saving US warfighters in tough ground combat conditions—since 1991 ...

Fulcrum Concepts, based in Mattaponi, recently acquired ownership of the GAU-19A/B .50 caliber Gatling gun from General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems.

The GAU-8/A is more advanced than the Gatling guns used in the First World War, but the concept remains basically the same. When married to the armored beast that is the A-10 Warthog, the U.S ...