Lt. Gen. Michael Conley, head of Air Force Special Operations Command, announced the name of the OA-1K Skyraider II, a propeller-driven light attack airplane, at the Global SOF Foundation's annual ...

The Air Force’s newest aircraft, a crop-duster style plane modified to perform armed overwatch and intelligence gathering for special operators, will be known as the Skyraider II, the service ...

Why the Light Attack Aircraft Is So Important to the Air Force Later this month, the U.S. Air Force says that it will release the long-anticipated Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Light Attack ...

The A-29C will be used both for training as part of the Test Pilot School’s curriculum and experimental testing of mission ...

The name was chosen in honor of the A-1 Skyraider, a single-seat attack aircraft made by the Douglas Aircraft Company. This machine was in service from 1946 to the early 1980s, taking part in both ...

A U.S. Air Force T-7 undergoes climate testing in January 2024. Credit: U.S. Air Force The U.S. Air Force and Boeing will push back production of the T-7A Red Hawk trainer, while buying four more ...

The Air Force’s newest aircraft, a crop-duster style plane modified to perform armed overwatch and intelligence gathering for special operators, will be known as the Skyraider II.