This article can be read on Airforce-technology.com. Air Force Technology Feb. 6, 2018 The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is set to launch its second phase of light-attack experimentation with two non-developmental aircraft from May to July this year. The experiment will be conducted with the USAF’s the Textron Aviation AT-6 Wolverine and the Sierra Nevada…
This article appears on the Air Force Magazine website. By Brian W. Everstine Pentagon Editor, Air Force Magazine January 2018 Holloman AFB, N.M.—The Air Force will soon test drive commercially developed light attack aircraft, dropping real weapons in real-world combat missions before deciding if it wants—or can afford—to buy the aircraft. The light attack aircraft…
This story was published in Air Force Times. By Kyle Rempfer Air Force Times Jan. 28, 2018 Afghan Air Force pilots recently had another leap in capabilities: they employed laser-guided bombs from their A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft, according to officials involved in NATO’s Resolute Support mission. ”This was the first time…
This article can be read on NationalInterest.org. By Dave Majumdar Jan. 16, 2018 Last week’s massed attempted drone strike against Russian forces in Syria is a harbinger of things to come. Indeed, it is almost inevitable that American forces could come under similar attack. However, countering drones with surface-to-air missiles or interceptor aircraft is expensive,…
This article can be read on the War on the Rocks website. By Captain William “SWAT” Miller, USAF War on the Rocks While Patton was fighting Hitler’s armies, light to medium attack aircraft suppressed German movement and activity on the Western front as the United States pushed the Nazis back into Germany. The 9th Air…