Featured in Light AttackBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThis Is the Tech Special Operators Want for Their Light Attack PlanesWishlist includes reprogrammable weapons, air-dropped loitering munitions, sensors with AI, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF’s OA-X Light Attack Experiment is Looking More Like an International Arms FairHalf of the participants appear to have been excluded from any combat phase of the assessment from the start. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Says Spec Ops Light Attack Program Will Complement Larger OA-X EffortWeapons and equipment from separate special operations tests could end up in a future joint light attack fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareU.S. Special Operations Forces Want Their Own Light Attack AircraftThe U.S. Air Force is about to start its OA-X tests, but that program may soon have competition from SOCOM. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareLate Addition to the USAF’s Light Attack Experiment Sparks Drama OnlineNew accusations of collusion are just the latest development in a rivalry between suppliers of armed crop dusters. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareSenators Add Big Bucks for a Fleet Of Light Attack Planes to the Defense BudgetProposed spending plan includes more than a billion for a type of aircraft the U.S. Air Force desperately needs. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThree Planes Will Square Off in the USAF’s Light Attack ExperimentSNC-Embraer’s A-29 will fly of against Textron’s AT-6 and Scropion aircraft, but then what? BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 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, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2018ShareUSAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those PlanesSpecial operators could take over the project, years after conducting their own light attack tests and evaluations. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2018ShareKenya and Lebanon Will Get Little Bird Choppers That Can Carry Up To Six Weapons At OnceThe U.S. government has also green-lit the sale of Bell 407GX helicopters to Iraq with the same system. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 12, 2018ShareHow U.S. Taxpayers Are Spending $1.8B For Afghanistan To Fly A Couple Dozen A-29 Attack PlanesThe estimated annual sustainment costs alone are more than twice what the U.S. Air Force pays to operate a squadron of F-16s for a year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 12, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018ShareThe Air Force Says It Might Only Buy 20 Light Attack Aircraft In The EndDespite public perceptions, the service continues to emphasize that the program is focused on helping foreign air forces. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 16, 2018ShareAustralia’s Exercise Pitch Black Saw MV-22 Ospreys Escorted By Light Air Support PlanesThe pairing of No. 4 Squadron’s PC-9s and USMC MV-22s could be a glimpse of what’s to come for the tilt-rotor community. BYTyler RogowayAug 16, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2018ShareUSAF Reveals Timeline For Buying Light Attack Aircraft It Now Says It Needed Decades AgoUnfortunately, under the present plan, it could still take years for the planes to finally arrive. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018ShareThose Suped-Up OV-10 Broncos That Took On ISIS In Iraq Are Being Sold OffThe planes are likely headed to the Philippines, but they might only be a stopgap until A-29 Super Tucanos replace the OV-10s for good. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2018ShareAir Force Says It Might Have The Data It Needs From Its Light Attack Experiment After AllAfter insisting it needed to gather more information, the service says it might not need to finish the tests following a deadly accident. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2018ShareSenators Want Millions For Air Force And Marine Light Attack Planes In New BudgetLawmakers are pushing for new aircraft in both services as the Air Force insists it is getting close to actually buying the planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 27, 2018ShareOne of Afghanistan’s A-29s Has Finally Dropped a Laser-Guided Bomb in AngerThe pilot used the weapon to avoid civilian casualties, but the NATO-led coalition continues to downplay the importance of this capability. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 27, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 5, 2017ShareMarines Want More Second-Hand F-5 Aggressors And A Light Attack AircraftThe USMC wants to expand both its capacity and capability when it comes to organic tactical air training for its fast-jet communities. BYTyler RogowayApr 5, 2017Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThis Is the Tech Special Operators Want for Their Light Attack PlanesWishlist includes reprogrammable weapons, air-dropped loitering munitions, sensors with AI, and more. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF’s OA-X Light Attack Experiment is Looking More Like an International Arms FairHalf of the participants appear to have been excluded from any combat phase of the assessment from the start. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUSAF Says Spec Ops Light Attack Program Will Complement Larger OA-X EffortWeapons and equipment from separate special operations tests could end up in a future joint light attack fleet. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareU.S. Special Operations Forces Want Their Own Light Attack AircraftThe U.S. Air Force is about to start its OA-X tests, but that program may soon have competition from SOCOM. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareLate Addition to the USAF’s Light Attack Experiment Sparks Drama OnlineNew accusations of collusion are just the latest development in a rivalry between suppliers of armed crop dusters. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareSenators Add Big Bucks for a Fleet Of Light Attack Planes to the Defense BudgetProposed spending plan includes more than a billion for a type of aircraft the U.S. Air Force desperately needs. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThree Planes Will Square Off in the USAF’s Light Attack ExperimentSNC-Embraer’s A-29 will fly of against Textron’s AT-6 and Scropion aircraft, but then what? BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 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
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2018ShareUSAF Command Behind Light Attack Aircraft Program Now Says It May Never Fly Those PlanesSpecial operators could take over the project, years after conducting their own light attack tests and evaluations. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 11, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2018ShareKenya and Lebanon Will Get Little Bird Choppers That Can Carry Up To Six Weapons At OnceThe U.S. government has also green-lit the sale of Bell 407GX helicopters to Iraq with the same system. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 5, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 12, 2018ShareHow U.S. Taxpayers Are Spending $1.8B For Afghanistan To Fly A Couple Dozen A-29 Attack PlanesThe estimated annual sustainment costs alone are more than twice what the U.S. Air Force pays to operate a squadron of F-16s for a year. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 12, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018ShareThe Air Force Says It Might Only Buy 20 Light Attack Aircraft In The EndDespite public perceptions, the service continues to emphasize that the program is focused on helping foreign air forces. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 22, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 16, 2018ShareAustralia’s Exercise Pitch Black Saw MV-22 Ospreys Escorted By Light Air Support PlanesThe pairing of No. 4 Squadron’s PC-9s and USMC MV-22s could be a glimpse of what’s to come for the tilt-rotor community. BYTyler RogowayAug 16, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2018ShareUSAF Reveals Timeline For Buying Light Attack Aircraft It Now Says It Needed Decades AgoUnfortunately, under the present plan, it could still take years for the planes to finally arrive. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 6, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018ShareThose Suped-Up OV-10 Broncos That Took On ISIS In Iraq Are Being Sold OffThe planes are likely headed to the Philippines, but they might only be a stopgap until A-29 Super Tucanos replace the OV-10s for good. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 23, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2018ShareAir Force Says It Might Have The Data It Needs From Its Light Attack Experiment After AllAfter insisting it needed to gather more information, the service says it might not need to finish the tests following a deadly accident. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 28, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2018ShareSenators Want Millions For Air Force And Marine Light Attack Planes In New BudgetLawmakers are pushing for new aircraft in both services as the Air Force insists it is getting close to actually buying the planes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 27, 2018ShareOne of Afghanistan’s A-29s Has Finally Dropped a Laser-Guided Bomb in AngerThe pilot used the weapon to avoid civilian casualties, but the NATO-led coalition continues to downplay the importance of this capability. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 27, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 5, 2017ShareMarines Want More Second-Hand F-5 Aggressors And A Light Attack AircraftThe USMC wants to expand both its capacity and capability when it comes to organic tactical air training for its fast-jet communities. BYTyler RogowayApr 5, 2017Share