The A-10 Warthog’s designers understood that battle damage in combat would be inevitable—and overengineered the plane to ...

The unkillable flying tank lives to fly another day.

One type of aircraft used by the U.S. in its 2026 war with Iran is the A-10 Thunderbolt II, which is impressive given that the plane first deployed in March 1976, half a century earlier.

As if one downed military aircraft wasn't bad enough, the U.S. ended up losing two in the same day during its current war with Iran. The second plane hit by enemy fire on April 3, an A-10 Thunderbolt ...