Seven squadrons of A-10s along with light attack aircraft in partnership with some countries will be part of US Air Force’s…
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Contract award is expected by the end of the year for the A-29 and in early 2020 for the AT-6. The…
“The Light Attack Aircraft offers an option to increase the Air Force capacity beyond what we now have in our inventory…
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In the wake of A-29 fatal crash during flight testing, USAF terminates flying phase of OA-X competition
by Dario LeoneHowever the OA-X competition has not ended even though flying has ceased The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has terminated the flying…
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Aero Vodochody and IAI partner to offer improved L-159 for OA-X competition
by Dario Leone“The L-159 is the most cost-effective and lowest-risk option,” Giuseppe Giordo, Aero Vodochody’s CEO Aero Vodochody has partnered with Israel Aerospace Industries…
Pilots are flying the Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano and the Textron Aviation AT-6B Wolverine during a three-month, live-fly experiment to…
The news comes as a blow for joint venture Textron AirLand’s five-year-old campaign to win the endorsement of the USAF for…
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EDWARDS TEST PILOTS FLY EXPERIMENTAL LIGHT ATTACK AIRCRAFT AT OA-X “COMPETITION”
by Dario LeoneThe missions flown during OA-X include close air support (CAS), air interdiction (AI), combat search and rescue (CSAR) and strike coordination…
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SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT OA-X “COMPETITION” CURRENTLY UNDERWAY AT HOLLOMAN AFB
by Dario LeoneDuring the month long experiment, Air Force pilots are flying basic surface attack missions in Textron Aviation’s AT-6 Wolverine turboprop and…
