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The Air Force Wants a Propellor Plane for Special Operations Missions. Yes, Really.
The rudimentary nature of the OA-1K Skyraider II, which will serve alongside such advanced machines as the F-22 Raptor and AH ...
The National Interest on MSN4d
The U.S. Air Force Just Got Its First New Skyraiders
Built by defense contractor L3Harris, the OA-1K Skyraider II won the Armed Overwatch Program and is designed to provide ...
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AFSOC receives first missionised L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II
US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) took delivery of its first L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II at Hurlburt Field in ...
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Special Operations Forces Get First of Many Skyraider Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft
Defense contractor L3Harris announced it has delivered the first-of-75 OA-1K Skyraider II aircraft to the U.S. Air Force ...
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U.S. Air Force Special Ops Command Receives First Missionized OA-1K
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) on April 3 took delivery of its newest aircraft, the L3Harris/Air Tractor ...
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First mission-ready Skyraider II aircraft delivered to Air Force Special Operations Command
The missionized OA-1K Skyraider II can adapt capabilities for required mission sets be it close air support, precision strike or armed intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
Pregnant pilots and aircrew grounded for first trimester under new Air Force flying rules
The Air Force also ruled out ejection seat-equipped aircraft for pregnant pilots and aircrew but extended the window for ...
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US Special Ops gets new OA-1K Skyraider II strike aircraft
The Skyraider II is based on the rugged AT-802 airframe and has been adapted for roles including close air support, precision ...
Air Force Technology on MSN5d
US SOCOM receive first Skyraider II aircraft
L3Harris Technologies, in partnership with Air Tractor, has handed over the first OA-1K Skyraider II aircraft to the US SOCOM ...