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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 replacement of the OV-10 Broncos with the A-29B Super Tucanos (EMB-314) aircraft was part of the first phase of the Horizon 1 program to progressively modernize the PAF.

The OV-10 Bronco, which was fundamentally Beckett and Rice’s garage project, albeit with larger specs and more systems, earned the contract. The OV-10 Bronco would serve admirably for three decades.

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The OV-10 Bronco is a twin-turboprop, multi-mission aircraft that served with the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force until the 1990s. Cal Fire obtained 15 of the retired planes from the ...

The Philippine air force has retired its Rockwell OV-10 Bronco light attack aircraft and Bell AH-1S Cobra attack helicopters. The air force’s 15th Strike Wing held a joint retirement ceremony ...

Meanwhile, the North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco, a twin-turboprop, multi-role aircraft, served the PAF for nearly 40 years, having been introduced in 1991. Proven in the Vietnam War and the first ...

The OV-10 Bronco's primary use case was as a support aircraft for use in the skies above Vietnam. As such, the aircraft had to be able to take off and land on short, improvised runways.

Unlike the Skyraider and Huey, the OV-10 was not developed until 1966, when the Vietnam War was heating up. It was powered by twin Garrett-AiResearch T76 turboprop engines making 715 shp each.

August 14, 2018: The Philippines is receiving another four OV-10 aircraft from the U.S. These are being provided at no charge. The United States still has six or more OV-10s in government service and ...