Named after the famous Thunderbolt of WWII fame, the A-10s unofficial name is "Warthog" or usually just "Hog", which seems to better fit its image. Rather than designing a plane and putting gun on it, they designed a gun and built a plane around it. Designed specifically to carry the devastating GAU-8 Avenger 30mm gatling gun, it earns its British nick name "Yankee Can Opener". The A-10 was slated for retirement, as the brass preferred super sonic aircraft, it has proven its value time and again and is now slated to continue in service through 2028.