Why the OV-10 Bronco May Be the Ideal Plane to Combat ISIS ...

Dave Warsh ©Stars and StripesSouth Vietnam, December, 1968: An OV-10 Bronco from Marine Observation Squadron 2 swoops down toward an enemy bunker in the An Hoa Basin, about 15 miles southeast of ...

Built for close air support and battlefield dominance, the OV-10 Bronco was a versatile beast of the Vietnam War—armed with machine guns, rockets, and up to 3 tons of ammunition. Designed to ...

It didn’t look like much, but the OV-10 Bronco packed a shocking punch. With rockets, gun pods, and raw toughness, it became the Marines’ favorite tool for chaos—and kept fighting for decades after ...

The OV-10’s rugged construction and ability to loiter for extended periods made it ideal for the dense jungles, mountainous terrain, and unpleasantly unpredictable weather of Vietnam.

The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco was developed as a forward air control/counter insurgency aircraft during the Vietnam War. It first flew in July of 1965.