Evolving from a basic trainer, the Cessna A-37 Dragonfly became one of the most effective close air support jets of the ...

Originally built as a trainer, the Cessna A-37 Dragonfly turned into one of the most effective combat aircraft of the Vietnam War. Cheap, reliable, and shockingly lethal, it outperformed expectations ...

As the U.S. military became more deeply involved in Vietnam in the early 1960s, there arose a need for a counterinsurgency (COIN) aircraft—something that could fly low to the ground and provide armed ...

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- El Salvador is going ahead with its purchase of 10 secondhand Cessna Dragonfly light attack planes from Chile despite the Central American country's meager ...

Textron and Beechcraft Corp. announced late yesterday that Textron has agreed to acquire Beech Holdings, LLC. Cessna Aircraft parent company Textron is acquiring Beech Holdings LLC, the parent of ...

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Acquiring the A-29 Super Tucano would provide increased capabilities to the Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya (FAU) as it looks to replace its Cessna A-37B Dragonfly light attack aircraft and Pilatus PC-7U Turbo ...