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…
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…