The U.S. Air Force's Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II takes part in Summer Shield 2022 military exercise in Adazi military base, Latvia May 27, 2022. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

The U.S. Air Force's Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II fires during Summer Shield 2022 military exercise in Adazi military base, Latvia May 27, 2022. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

The U.S. Air Force's Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II takes part in Summer Shield 2022 military exercise in Adazi military base, Latvia May 27, 2022. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft flies over Stekovec sports airfield during an air show as part of the military exercise "Swift Response 2022 (SR22)", in Skopje, North Macedonia, May 8, 2022. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft flies over Stekovec sports airfield during an air show as part of the military exercise "Swift Response 2022 (SR22)", in Skopje, North Macedonia, May 8, 2022. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

U.S. A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft flies over Stekovec sports airfield during an air show as part of the military exercise "Swift Response 2022 (SR22)", in Skopje, North Macedonia, May 8, 2022. REUTERS/Ognen Teofilovski 

A Mexican soldier stands guard next to an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraf after the inauguration of the Aerospace Fair 2019 at the Santa Lucia military airbase in Tecamac near Mexico City, Mexico April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Romero 

An A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraf flies before the inauguration of the Aerospace Fair 2019 at the Santa Lucia military airbase in Tecamac near Mexico City, Mexico April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Romero 

A part of an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraf is pictured after the inauguration of the Aerospace Fair 2019 at the Santa Lucia military airbase in Tecamac near Mexico City, Mexico April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Romero 

An A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraf flies before the inauguration of the Aerospace Fair 2019 at the Santa Lucia military airbase in Tecamac near Mexico City, Mexico April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Romero 

A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft is pictured after the inauguration of the Aerospace Fair 2019 at the Santa Lucia military airbase in Tecamac, near Mexico City, April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Romero 

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt aircrafts fly during the U.S. led Saber Strike exercise in the air over Latvia June 6, 2018. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt aircrafts fly during the U.S. led Saber Strike exercise in the air over Latvia June 6, 2018. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft refuels an A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft during the U.S.-led Saber Strike exercise in the air over Latvia June 6, 2018. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft refuels an A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft during the U.S.-led Saber Strike exercise in the air over Latvia June 6, 2018. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft refuels an A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft during the U.S.-led Saber Strike exercise in the air over Latvia June 6, 2018. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

U.S. Air Force attack aircraft A-10 "Thunderbolt" takes part in a landing exercise on a motorway near Jagala, Estonia, August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

U.S. Air Force attack aircraft A-10 "Thunderbolt" takes part in a landing exercise on a motorway near Jagala, Estonia, August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

U.S. Air Force attack aircraft A-10 "Thunderbolt" pilot reacts as he takes part in a landing exercise on a motorway near Jagala, Estonia, August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

U.S. Air Force attack aircraft A-10 "Thunderbolt" takes part in a landing exercise on a motorway near Jagala, Estonia, August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

U.S. Air Force attack aircraft A-10 "Thunderbolt" takes part in a landing exercise on a motorway near Jagala, Estonia, August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

U.S. Air Force attack aircraft A-10 "Thunderbolt" takes part in a landing exercise on a motorway near Jagala, Estonia, August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

U.S. Air Force attack aircraft A-10 "Thunderbolt" takes part in a landing exercise on a motorway near Jagala, Estonia, August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

U.S. Air Force attack aircraft A-10 "Thunderbolt" takes part in a landing exercise on a motorway near Jagala, Estonia, August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

U.S. Air Force specialists inspect attack aircraft A-10 "Thunderbolt" during a landing exercise on a motorway near Jagala, Estonia, August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

U.S. Air Force security looks on as attack aircraft A-10 "Thunderbolt" takes part in a landing exercise on a motorway near Jagala, Estonia, August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

U.S. Air Force attack aircraft A-10 "Thunderbolt" takes part in a landing exercise on a motorway near Jagala, Estonia, August 10, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

A US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt-2 receives fuel from a fuel boom suspended from a US Air Force KC-10 Extender during mid-air refueling support to Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq and Syria air space, March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

US Air Force A-10 Thundebolt-2 flys away from fuel boom suspended from US Air Force's KC-10 Extender after mid-air refueling support to Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq and Syria air space, March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

A US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt-2 makes its way to a fueling boom suspended from a US Air Force KC-10 Extender during mid-air refueling support to Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq and Syria air space, March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

A US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt-2 flies away from a fuel boom suspended from a US Air Force KC-10 Extender after mid-air refueling support to Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq and Syria air space, March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

A US Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt-2 makes its way to a fueling boom suspended from a US Air Force KC-10 Extender during mid-air refueling support to Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq and Syria air space, March 15, 2017. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed 

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter jets (foreground) are pictured at Incirlik airbase in the southern city of Adana, Turkey, in this December 11, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Umit Bektas/Files 

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter jet flies over Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, January 10, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji 

A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter jet ( C foreground) is seen between U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter jets at Incirlik airbase in the southern city of Adana, Turkey, December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter jet (foreground) lands at Incirlik airbase in the southern city of Adana, Turkey, December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter jets (foreground) are pictured at Incirlik airbase in the southern city of Adana, Turkey, December 11, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter jet takes off from Incirlik airbase in the southern city of Adana, Turkey, December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter jet lands at Incirlik airbase in the southern city of Adana, Turkey, December 10, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 

U.S. Army A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft lands at Riga International airport, Latvia, October 28, 2015. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins 

Two F-22 Raptor fighter jets of the 95th Fighter Squadron from Tyndall, Florida, and an A-10 Thunderbolt (R) from Whiteman air force base, Missouri, approach the refuelling nozzle of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at the Royal Air Fore Base in Mildenhall in Britain as they fly near the Estonian capital of Tallinn towards the newly established NATO airbase of Aemari, Estonia September 4, 2015. Four F-22 Raptors and some 60 airmen were deployed to Spangdahlem Air Base, western Germany, to train with allied air forces such as Poland and Estonia. The first-ever training deployment of the 5th fighter generation to Europe is part of the European Reassurance Initiative. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay 

Two F-22 Raptor fighter jets of the 95th Fighter Squadron from Tyndall, Florida and two A-10 Thunderbolt (R) from Whiteman air force base, Missouri approach the refuelling aircraft KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at the Royal Air Fore Base in Mildenhall in Britain as they fly near the Estonian capital of Tallinn towards the newly established NATO airbase of Aemari, Estonia September 4, 2015. Four F-22 Raptors and some 60 airmen were deployed to Spangdahlem Air Base, western Germany, to train with allied air forces such as Poland and Estonia. The first-ever training deployment of the 5th fighter generation to Europe is part of the European Reassurance Initiative. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Visitors are pictured in front of a USAF A-10 Thunderbolt at the static display area during the last day of the 51st Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport near Paris June 21, 2015. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol 

Black plumes of smoke is seen in the vicinity of Camp Thunderbolt, after clashes between militants, former rebel fighters and government forces in Benghazi July 26, 2014. Tripoli was quieter on Saturday after the U.S. evacuation, but at least 10 people were killed and 50 more injured in clashes between special forces and Islamist militants in the eastern city of Benghazi, security and hospital sources said. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori (LIBYA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) 

Black plumes of smoke is seen in the vicinity of Camp Thunderbolt, after clashes between militants, former rebel fighters and government forces in Benghazi July 26, 2014. Tripoli was quieter on Saturday after the U.S. evacuation, but at least 10 people were killed and 50 more injured in clashes between special forces and Islamist militants in the eastern city of Benghazi, security and hospital sources said. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori (LIBYA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS) 

Four A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the 111th Fighter Wing, Willow Grove Air Reserve Station in Pennsylvania, fly in formation after taking on fuel near the Pennsylvania-New Jersey border, in this May 25, 2005 photograph obtained on May 20, 2014. A U.S. Congressional panel has rejected the military's proposal to retire the entire fleet of A-10 close-air support planes, as the annual defense policy bill continues to make its way through the House of Representatives. The White House said retiring the planes would save $4.2 billion through 2019. Picture taken May 25, 2005. REUTERS/Kenn Mann/U.S. Air Force/Handout (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS TRANSPORT MILITARY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS 

A sign hangs from a SC-127 Thunderbolt rifle during the Defence Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair at ExCel in London September 10, 2013. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: MILITARY BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

A man aims a Thunderbolt rifle during the Defence Security
Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair at ExCel in London September 10, 2013. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS MILITARY) 

A man aims a Thunderbolt rifle during the Defence Security
Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair at ExCel in London September 10, 2013. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth (BRITAIN - Tags: BUSINESS MILITARY) 

The wreckage of an U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft lie on a field after it crashed some 200 meters near the village of Laufeld, near the western German town of Wittlich April 1, 2011. The aircraft was on a routine training mission from the nearby Spangdahlem Air Base according to military and police sources. A single pilot was seriously injured and hospitalized after he ejected before the crash. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER MILITARY) 

A member of the U.S. military uses flags to mark parts of the wreckage from an U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft, after it crashed some 200 meters near the village of Laufeld, near the western German town of Wittlich April 1, 2011. The aircraft was on a routine training mission from the nearby Spangdahlem Air Base according to military and police sources. A single pilot was seriously injured and hospitalized after he ejected before the crash. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER MILITARY) 

U.S. military personnel are seen at the wreckage of an U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft, after it crashed some 200 meters near the village of Laufeld, near the western German town of Wittlich April 1, 2011. The aircraft was on a routine training mission from the nearby Spangdahlem Air Base according to military and police sources. A single pilot was seriously injured and hospitalized after he ejected before the crash. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER MILITARY) 

U.S. military personnel use flags to mark parts of the wreckage from an U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft, after it crashed some 200 meters near the village of Laufeld, near the western German town of Wittlich April 1, 2011. The aircraft was on a routine training mission from the nearby Spangdahlem Air Base according to military and police sources. A single pilot was seriously injured and hospitalized after he ejected before the crash. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER MILITARY IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

U.S. Air Force investigators work in the background as pieces of wreckage from an U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft lie on a field after it crashed some 200 meters near the village of Laufeld, near the western German town of Wittlich April 1, 2011. The aircraft was on a routine training mission from the nearby Spangdahlem Air Base according to military and police sources. A single pilot was seriously injured and hospitalized after he ejected before the crash. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER MILITARY) 

The wreckage of an U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft lie on a field after it crashed some 200 meters near the village of Laufeld, near the western German town of Wittlich April 1, 2011. The aircraft was on a routine training mission from the nearby Spangdahlem Air Base according to military and police sources. A single pilot was seriously injured and hospitalized after he ejected before the crash. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER MILITARY) 

The wreckage of an U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft lie on a field some 200 meters after it crashed near the village of Laufeld, near the western German town of Wittlich April 1, 2011. The aircraft was on a routine training mission from the nearby Spangdahlem Air Base according to military and police sources. A single pilot was seriously injured and hospitalized after he ejected before the crash. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER MILITARY) 

A small fire is seen as U.S. Air Force investigators take photographs and search the wreckage of an A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft that crashed some 200 meters near the village of Laufeld, near the western German town of Wittlich April 1, 2011. The aircraft was on a routine training mission from the nearby Spangdahlem Air Base according to military and police sources. A single pilot was seriously injured and hospitalized after he ejected before the crash. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER MILITARY) 

A member of the U.S. Air Force marks a part from an A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft that crashed into a field some 200 meters near the village of Laufeld, near the western German town of Wittlich April 1, 2011. The aircraft was on a routine training mission from the nearby Spangdahlem Air Base according to military and police sources. A single pilot was seriously injured and hospitalized after he ejected before the crash. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER MILITARY) 

A U.S. Air Force military policeman looks at his mobile phone near the site where an A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft crashed some 200 meters near the village of Laufeld, near the western German town of Wittlich April 1, 2011. The aircraft was on a routine training mission from the nearby Spangdahlem Air Base according to military and police sources. A single pilot was seriously injured and hospitalized after he ejected before the crash. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER MILITARY) 

U.S. Air Force investigators search for evidence in the wreckage of an A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft that crashed some 200 meters near the village of Laufeld, near the western German town of Wittlich April 1, 2011. The aircraft was on a routine training mission from the nearby Spangdahlem Air Base according to military and police sources. A single pilot was seriously injured and hospitalized after he ejected before the crash. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay (GERMANY - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER MILITARY)