Both companies manufactured one prototype, the YA-9 by Northrop and the YA-10 by Fairchild-Republic. The competition was won by the YA-10. The first A-10 aircraft were delivered in October 1975 to the Davis–Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. A total of 715 A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft have been produced.
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| - Both companies manufactured one prototype, the YA-9 by Northrop and the YA-10 by Fairchild-Republic. The competition was won by the YA-10. The first A-10 aircraft were delivered in October 1975 to the Davis–Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. A total of 715 A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft have been produced.
- The A-10 Thunderbolt II is an American single-seat, twin-engine, straight-wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic for the United States Air Force to provide close air support (CAS) of ground forces by attacking tanks, armored vehicles, and other ground targets with a limited air interdiction capability. It is the first U.S. Air Force aircraft designed exclusively for close air support.
- The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is an American single-seat, twin-engine, straight-wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic in the early 1970s. The only United States Air Force aircraft designed solely for close air support of ground forces, the A-10 was built to attack tanks, armored vehicles, and other ground targets with limited air defenses.
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*** Mk 77 incendiary bombs or
*** BLU-1, BLU-27/B Rockeye II, Mk20, BL-755 and CBU-52/58/71/87/89/97 cluster bombs or
*** Paveway series of Laser-guided bombs or
*** Joint Direct Attack Munition or
*** Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser
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| - On CAS mission: 47,094 lb
- On anti-armor mission: 42,071 lb
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- 1972(xsd:integer)
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| - Close air support, and ground-attack aircraft
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| - Fixed-wing close air support, forward air control, and ground-attack aircraft
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| - *** SUU-42A/A Flares/Infrared decoys and chaff dispenser pod or
*** AN/ALQ-131 or AN/ALQ-184 ECM pods or
*** Lockheed Martin Sniper XR or LITENING targeting pods or
*** 2× 600 US gallon Sargent Fletcher drop tanks for increased range/loitering time.
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| - at 5,000 ft with 18 Mk 82 bombs
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hardpoint missiles
| - *** 2× AIM-9 Sidewinders air-to-air missiles for self-defense
*** 6× AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles
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| - ** On CAS mission: 250 nmi
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