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Air Force Wants To Liquidate Its Tiny Light Attack Plane Fleet

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Aug 11, 2022

MC-145B Wily Coyote Special Ops Planes Will Be Able To Launch Stealth Cruise Missiles

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MC-145B Wily Coyote Special Ops Planes Will Be Able To Launch Stealth Cruise Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 26, 2021

Airbus C295 Transport Testbed Emerges Loaded With Turkish Guided Bombs

Airbus C295 Transport Testbed Emerges Loaded With Turkish Guided Bombs

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 19, 2021

The Air Force Finally Has Its First New AT-6E Wolverine Light Attack Aircraft

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The Air Force Finally Has Its First New AT-6E Wolverine Light Attack Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 18, 2021

Air Force Eyes Drones For Adversary And Light Attack Roles As It Mulls Buying New F-16s

Air Force Eyes Drones For Adversary And Light Attack Roles As It Mulls Buying New F-16s

By The War Zone staff

Updated on Jan 23, 2021

New Team Pitches South Africa’s Bronco II Light Attack Plane To American Special Operators

New Team Pitches South Africa’s Bronco II Light Attack Plane To American Special Operators

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 4, 2020

Here Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 Budget

Here Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 Budget

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 28, 2021

USAF May Launch New Light Attack Aircraft Tests To Explore A Requirement It Already Has

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USAF May Launch New Light Attack Aircraft Tests To Explore A Requirement It Already Has

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 15, 2019

The USAF’s Plans To Buy Six Aircraft As Part Of Its Never Ending Light Attack Experiment

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The USAF’s Plans To Buy Six Aircraft As Part Of Its Never Ending Light Attack Experiment

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Mar 13, 2019

USAF’s New Excuses For Delaying Light Attack Aircraft Program Sound Like A Death Sentence

USAF’s New Excuses For Delaying Light Attack Aircraft Program Sound Like A Death Sentence

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Feb 1, 2019

USAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those Planes

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)

USAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those Planes

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 11, 2018

Kenya and Lebanon Will Get Little Bird Choppers That Can Carry Up To Six Weapons At Once

Kenya and Lebanon Will Get Little Bird Choppers That Can Carry Up To Six Weapons At Once

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 5, 2018

How U.S. Taxpayers Are Spending $1.8B For Afghanistan To Fly A Couple Dozen A-29 Attack Planes

How U.S. Taxpayers Are Spending $1.8B For Afghanistan To Fly A Couple Dozen A-29 Attack Planes

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 13, 2018

The Air Force Says It Might Only Buy 20 Light Attack Aircraft In The End

The Air Force Says It Might Only Buy 20 Light Attack Aircraft In The End

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 22, 2018

Australia’s Exercise Pitch Black Saw MV-22 Ospreys Escorted By Light Air Support Planes

Australia’s Exercise Pitch Black Saw MV-22 Ospreys Escorted By Light Air Support Planes

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Aug 16, 2018

USAF Reveals Timeline For Buying Light Attack Aircraft It Now Says It Needed Decades Ago

USAF Reveals Timeline For Buying Light Attack Aircraft It Now Says It Needed Decades Ago

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 6, 2018