This article can be read on the Air Force Magazine website. By John Tirpak Air Force Magazine Aug. 21, 2018 The Light Attack aircraft initiative would save USAF money, but should be viewed mainly as an international partnership concept, Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said. Interviewed in his Pentagon office last week, Goldfein said…
This article can be read on the Fox News website. Kris Osborne Fox News Aug. 21, 2018 The Air Force has entered the next phase in its development of a new, combat-ready Light Attack aircraft designed to maneuver close to terrain, support ground combat operations and operate closely with U.S. allies in an irregular warfare…
Updated at 11 a.m. PST, June 24, 2018 The SNC/Embraer team has learned that the accident that occurred near Holloman Air Force Base Friday, June 22 has resulted in the loss of one pilot from the plane’s two-person crew. We extend our deepest sympathies and prayers to the crew’s families and loved ones, and to…
The full version of this article can be found at DefenseNews.com. Opinion by Rep. John Rutherford, Fla. 6.21.18 The U.S. Air Force this summer is edging closer to the potential procurement of an innovative light-attack aircraft. For the safety of our combat troops and the overall strategic power of our military forces, this addition to our combat…
The Air Force is looking at the sustainment, sensor and weapons capabilities of the Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano…
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.
By Mike Pietrucha War on the Rocks Nov. 28, 2017 This article appeared on the website War on the Rocks. In August, I was present at Holloman Air Force base, when the Air Force conducted a live-fly experiment with light attack aircraft. The first of its kind since the Vietnam era, the aptly named “Light…
This article appeared on the Defense World website on Oct. 25, 2017. Sierra Nevada and its partner Embraer have received orders from the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) A-29 Afghanistan Program for six more A-29 Super Tucano aircraft. The A-29 is used to conduct advanced flight training, aerial reconnaissance, and other A-29 Afghanistan Program operations. Production…