Fla. Rep. Jimmy Patronis responds to Article’s claims
June 1, 2011 Read the whole letter to the American Legislative Exchange Council here. ###
Rep. Allen West Sends Letter To Air Force Secretary
May 26, 2011 ###
Is Hawker Beechcraft an American company?
By Stephen Trimble May 17, 2011 10:50 AM The AT-6 may be an “American plane”, but Hawker Beechcraft is not truly an American company. Hawker, of course, is a brand invented in the UK, which migrated across the Atlantic in the early 1980s when British Aerospace sold its business jet division to Beechcraft. That business…
“All Else is Rubbish”
By Ed Timperlake May 16, 2011 There is a saying that can be recognized by all USAF, USN and USMC combat aviators that after engaging in a practice Air Combat Maneuvering (ACM) engagement — whomever ever first gets to the briefing board wins. In other words, who ever first frames the debrief makes sure it favors…
Opinion: Fla. Job Growth Potential Harmed by Misinformation
by Mike Haridopolos President, Florida State Senate May 7, 2011 “Today, I want to call your attention to another important opportunity for Florida: Assembling aircraft for the U.S. Air Force’s Light Air Support (LAS) mission in Afghanistan. Nevada-based Sierra Nevada Corporation and Brazil’s Embraer are jointly bidding on this contract, and if they win, they…
Meeting the needs of the warfighter from the air
By James H. Flatley, IV 05/04/11 “Over the past four years much has been written, debated and proposed about the need for a light attack turboprop aircraft that’s ideally suited for irregular warfare in Afghanistan. Yet here we are four years later without a deployable solution.” Read the whole story here. ###
A-29 Super Tucano in Defense News
Check out the A-29 Super Tucano in the April 25, 2011 issue of Defense News. ###
A-29 Super Tucano in Defense News
Check out the A-29 Super Tucano in the April 18, 2011 issue of Defense News. ###
Members of Congress Write to Air Force
April 15, 2011 – Eighteen members of Congress teamed up to pen a letter to Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley. ###
U.S. Eyes Super Tucano for SpecOps Work
By Andrew Scutro Defense News 03/13/11 The U.S. Navy’s new Irregular Warfare office has been looking at an agile Brazilian observation and ground-attack turboprop to provide an “organic” close air support aircraft for special operations forces. Under the classified “Imminent Fury” program, the Navy has already leased, tested and armed at least one Embraer EMB-314…