The full version of this article can be found at Centcom.mil. By 1st Lt. Erin Recanzone, Train Advise Assist Command 5.22.18 “The recent addition of laser-guided bomb strike capability is huge for the Afghan Air Force,” said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Justin Williams, 438th Air Expeditionary Advisor Squadron Commander. “The Taliban like to hide…
The Air Force’s light attack experiment offers a chance to buy cheaper planes that could protect American combat advisers in remote locations like Niger, where four soldiers on a team without dedicated air support were killed in an ambush last October, a spokesman for Sierra Nevada Corporation contended in a call with reporters today.
Sierra Nevada Corporation/Embraer’s A-29 Super Tucano and Textron Aviation’s AT-6B Wolverine are facing off over the sands of Holloman AFB, New Mexico, for the second phase of the U.S. Air Force’s Light Attack Experiment.
Two A-29 Super Tucano aircraft were delivered this week to the U.S. Air Force (USAF) in support of the A-29 Afghanistan Program. The aircraft, which were delivered almost five months earlier than expected, are produced by prime contractor Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) in partnership with Embraer Defense & Security in Jacksonville, Florida.
This article can be read in Air Force Magazine. By Brian Everstine April 23, 2018 USAF Urging Allies to Buy Light Attack Aircraft As Well The Air Force not only wants to procure a new light attack aircraft for itself, but also for as many allies as possible to help combat extremism around the world.…
This article can be read on Defense News. By Kyle Rempfer March 27, 2018 The Afghan Air Force dropped its first laser-guided bomb in combat on a Taliban compound in Farah province, Afghanistan, on March 22. The pilots dispatched a GBU-58 — a 250-pound laser-guided bomb — from an A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft out…
This article can be read on FlightGlobal.com. By Garrett Reim March 13, 2018 Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson may ask Congress to reallocate funds to the light-attack aircraft programme this year, a move which would accelerate the department’s purchase of the aircraft by one year to 2019. Funding for procurement of the light-attack…
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) and its partner Embraer Defense & Security are proud to participate in the U.S. Air Force’s continued experimentation of light attack aircraft, that was announced Friday, Feb. 2.
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…