With the continued divestment from the A-10, other aircraft will be called upon to fill the close air support role.

The risk is greater in Syria than Afghanistan. The downing of a Russian Su-25 over the weekend highlights the dangers facing the US' beloved A-10 Warthog in Syria, and possibly even Afghanistan.

The A-10 Warthog is one of the most popular warplanes ... From Desert Storm to the War in Afghanistan to the Iraq War. It was the A-10 that most allied ground forces credit with having saved ...

The A-10 Warthog, officially known as the A-10 Thunderbolt ... the NATO intervention in the Balkans, the War in Afghanistan, and the Libyan Civil War. Military analysts initially doubted the ...