The Extraordinary Story Of The Last Fighter Mission Over Afghanistan
F-15E Strike Eagle crews watched over the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and were overhead as the final C-17 took off.
Tag: armed overwatch
Navy Fighters Are Flying Armed Overwatch Missions Over Kabul
The Pentagon says American combat aircraft are covering the evacuations, but have not flown shows of force maneuvers or carried out any strikes.
Meet The MC-145B Wily Coyote Armed Special Ops Transport Plane
The converted Polish transport aircraft is one of five aircraft U.S. Special Operations Command is testing as part of its Armed Overwatch program.
Special Operations Command’s New A-29 Super Tucano Pays Tribute To World War II Air Commandos
The Super Tucano is one of three that will be handed over to Air Force Special Operations Command later this year.
The Air Force Finally Has Its First New AT-6E Wolverine Light Attack Aircraft
The 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.
Senate Looks To Block Many Of The Pentagon’s “Tough Choices” Airpower Cuts In Next Budget
A proposed draft of the annual defense policy bill would prohibit services from getting rid of certain aircraft and order them to buy more of others.
New Team Pitches South Africa’s Bronco II Light Attack Plane To American Special Operators
U.S. Special Operations Command wants to buy up to 75 light attack aircraft, starting with five in the next fiscal year.
Militants Fire RPG At C-130 Then An MQ-9 Reaper Crew Promptly Locates, Tracks, And Kills Them
The incident is a prime example of the armed overwatch missions that American unmanned aircraft have been flying for years now.
USAF May Launch New Light Attack Aircraft Tests To Explore A Requirement It Already Has
The Air Force says that its dramatically curtailed light attack aircraft program may now evolve to include a series of experiments to explore the possibility of using those same planes to perform armed overwatch missions. The issue here is that the service said that its last round of light attack-related testing included evaluating the use of these planes in this exact same role, something that has otherwise been a well-established requirement for this type of platform.