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The United States Air Force is in the process of retiring its fleet of A-10 Warthogs, with 39 aircraft sent to the boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona during 2024. The data, provided by the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, shows a significant increase from the previous year when only 17 jets were retired.
"The Air Force only began retiring A-10s in earnest in 2023. For years, members of Congress had actively blocked the retirement of Warthogs, in part over questions about the ability of other aircraft, especially stealth F-35s, to fill in any potential gap in close air support capacity," stated The War Zone.
The Air Force aims to retire all A-10s by 2030, subject to Congressional approval. In FY 2025, they requested permission to retire 56 Warthogs; however, Congress appears likely to reduce this number slightly. Currently, there are approximately 50 A-10As and 107 A-10Cs stored at the boneyard, most of which are no longer flightworthy.
