Featured in A-29BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2021ShareDozens Of Afghan Helicopters Have Now Arrived At The U.S. Air Force’s BoneyardMore Russian-built Mi-17 Hips and a number of smaller American-made MD 530F Little Birds have been airlifted to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2021ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 20, 2021ShareTrio Of Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters Quietly Arrive At The U.S. Air Force’s BoneyardThere is immense pressure to keep ex-Afghan Air Force aircraft out of the hands of the Taliban. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 20, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 9, 2021ShareAfghan Pilots That Fled To Tajikistan Are Finally About To Leave With U.S. HelpEx-Afghan Air Force personnel who escaped Afghanistan as the Taliban took control had found themselves virtual captives in Tajikistan. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 9, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021ShareTaliban Show Off Captured Aircraft And Other Spoils After Taking Over Kabul’s Airport (Updated)Questions remain about the exact state of the aircraft and other materiel left behind, but the optics are still embarrassing for the United States. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021ShareHere’s What The U.S. Military Left Behind At Kabul AirportAircraft, vehicles, and at least two defense systems able to shoot down rockets and artillery shells are just some of what was not airlifted out. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021ShareDozens Of U.S.-Bought Afghan Air Force Aircraft Are Now Orphaned At An Uzbek AirfieldAfghan pilots fled the country in the face of the advancing Taliban over the weekend. Now the fate of the aircraft is up in the air. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2021ShareThe Air Force Finally Has Its First New AT-6E Wolverine Light Attack AircraftThe Air Force plans to use its small fleet of AT-6Es to help develop a low-cost network for allies and partners, not fly combat missions. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2020ShareAmerican Pilot Ejects From Afghan Air Force A-29 Light Attack Plane (Updated)Authorities in Afghanistan have confirmed that an A-29 did crash in the northeastern portion of the country. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 15, 2019ShareUSAF May Launch New Light Attack Aircraft Tests To Explore A Requirement It Already HasThe service says it only recently learned of the demand for “armed overwatch” capability, despite years of testing light attack aircraft in this role. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 15, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019SharePentagon Watchdog Slams U.S.-Backed Efforts to Expand The Afghan Air ForceA new report highlights incoherent and haphazard policies, long-standing training gaps, and an over-reliance on contractors. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF Says It Could Speed Up Buying Light Attack Aircraft, But Doesn’t Have an Actual PlanSenior officials explain ways they could begin buying the planes before 2020, but still have yet to firm up any actual requirements. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe US Air Force Admits It Won’t Be Buying Any Light Attack Aircraft For YearsThe service claims the project is moving along quickly, but it won’t disclose any details until it releases its fiscal year 2020 budget request. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareLet’s Face It, The USAF Isn’t Serious About Buying a Light Attack AircraftThe service says it somehow still needs more information, despite a decade of studies, evaluations, and other experiments with the concept. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareAfghan A-29s Aren’t Dropping Laser-Guided Bombs or Engaging Targets at NightAfter nearly two years of operations, the Afghan Air Force still can’t make anywhere near the most of their light attack planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 13, 2019ShareThe USAF’s Plans To Buy Six Aircraft As Part Of Its Never Ending Light Attack ExperimentThe service will now partner with the Marines, too, but has made it clear this is about helping foreign allies, not acquiring planes for its own use. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2019ShareUSAF’s New Excuses For Delaying Light Attack Aircraft Program Sound Like A Death SentenceThe service now wants to expand its light attack effort to include platforms it has now, shifting the focus away from the one it desperately needs. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2019Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2021ShareDozens Of Afghan Helicopters Have Now Arrived At The U.S. Air Force’s BoneyardMore Russian-built Mi-17 Hips and a number of smaller American-made MD 530F Little Birds have been airlifted to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2021Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 20, 2021ShareTrio Of Afghan Mi-17 Helicopters Quietly Arrive At The U.S. Air Force’s BoneyardThere is immense pressure to keep ex-Afghan Air Force aircraft out of the hands of the Taliban. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayNov 20, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 9, 2021ShareAfghan Pilots That Fled To Tajikistan Are Finally About To Leave With U.S. HelpEx-Afghan Air Force personnel who escaped Afghanistan as the Taliban took control had found themselves virtual captives in Tajikistan. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 9, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021ShareTaliban Show Off Captured Aircraft And Other Spoils After Taking Over Kabul’s Airport (Updated)Questions remain about the exact state of the aircraft and other materiel left behind, but the optics are still embarrassing for the United States. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021ShareHere’s What The U.S. Military Left Behind At Kabul AirportAircraft, vehicles, and at least two defense systems able to shoot down rockets and artillery shells are just some of what was not airlifted out. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 31, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021ShareDozens Of U.S.-Bought Afghan Air Force Aircraft Are Now Orphaned At An Uzbek AirfieldAfghan pilots fled the country in the face of the advancing Taliban over the weekend. Now the fate of the aircraft is up in the air. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 17, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2021ShareThe Air Force Finally Has Its First New AT-6E Wolverine Light Attack AircraftThe Air Force plans to use its small fleet of AT-6Es to help develop a low-cost network for allies and partners, not fly combat missions. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 18, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2020ShareAmerican Pilot Ejects From Afghan Air Force A-29 Light Attack Plane (Updated)Authorities in Afghanistan have confirmed that an A-29 did crash in the northeastern portion of the country. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 9, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 15, 2019ShareUSAF May Launch New Light Attack Aircraft Tests To Explore A Requirement It Already HasThe service says it only recently learned of the demand for “armed overwatch” capability, despite years of testing light attack aircraft in this role. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 15, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019SharePentagon Watchdog Slams U.S.-Backed Efforts to Expand The Afghan Air ForceA new report highlights incoherent and haphazard policies, long-standing training gaps, and an over-reliance on contractors. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 10, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUSAF Says It Could Speed Up Buying Light Attack Aircraft, But Doesn’t Have an Actual PlanSenior officials explain ways they could begin buying the planes before 2020, but still have yet to firm up any actual requirements. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareThe US Air Force Admits It Won’t Be Buying Any Light Attack Aircraft For YearsThe service claims the project is moving along quickly, but it won’t disclose any details until it releases its fiscal year 2020 budget request. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareLet’s Face It, The USAF Isn’t Serious About Buying a Light Attack AircraftThe service says it somehow still needs more information, despite a decade of studies, evaluations, and other experiments with the concept. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareAfghan A-29s Aren’t Dropping Laser-Guided Bombs or Engaging Targets at NightAfter nearly two years of operations, the Afghan Air Force still can’t make anywhere near the most of their light attack planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 13, 2019ShareThe USAF’s Plans To Buy Six Aircraft As Part Of Its Never Ending Light Attack ExperimentThe service will now partner with the Marines, too, but has made it clear this is about helping foreign allies, not acquiring planes for its own use. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2019ShareUSAF’s New Excuses For Delaying Light Attack Aircraft Program Sound Like A Death SentenceThe service now wants to expand its light attack effort to include platforms it has now, shifting the focus away from the one it desperately needs. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 1, 2019Share
