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The National Interest on MSN2d
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 MSN5d
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 ...
The National Interest on MSN21h
Air Force Special Operations Command: Ready to Go Skyraiding!
U.S. Special Operations Command’s (USSOCOM) first missionized aircraft was based on an Air Tractor AT-802, primarily used for crop dusting.
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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.
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US and Philippine Air Forces band together for ‘Cope Thunder’ bilateral exercise
The United States and Philippine Air Forces have banded together to kick off “Cope Thunder” bilateral exercise for 2025 at ...