Sunday, September 13, 2009

USAF Light Attack Program Proceeds

Boeing OV-10X Bronco

Hawker Beechcraft T-6
It looks like the USAF is getting serious about buying something to provide close air support in a counter-insurgency scenario, and we are now seeing the Boeing (originally North American Rockwell)It looks like the OV-10X Bronco and the Hawker Beechcraft (originally Pilatus PC-9) AT-6 Texan II being developed for these roles.

My own inclination would be to go with the Bronco. Twin engines, which can mitigate the effect of a lucky shot with an AK, along with a history of operating in austere conditions, works for me.
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  1. LucasAugust 29, 2010 at 9:08 AM

    <span>the plane that appears underneath the Bronco is not the T-6, but the EMB 314 Super Tucano</span>

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  2. Kostya OsetskyyJuly 31, 2014 at 1:19 PM

    Yes, The LAS plane is not Hawker Beechcraft AT-6 Texan II but Embraer A-29B (a.k.a EMB 314 Super Tucano) Direct competitor to AT-6.

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