The Sky Warden, or Skyraider II, was on display at SOF Week in Tampa, Florida. BI got up close with the Sky Warden and took photos of this new aircraft. US Air Force Special Operations Command got its ...

While SOCOM reduces near-term OA-1K acquisitions, L3Harris boosts production in Texas, keeping the Armed Overwatch program on track for IOC in 2026. L3Harris Technologies, manufacturer of the U.S.

Aircraft For Sale's "Today's Top Pick" is a 1952 Douglas AD-4N Skyraider, a legendary warbird renowned for its long range, targeting accuracy, exceptional load-carrying ability, and combat durability ...

“piloting Spads through a supersonic world, tasting the thunderstorms at 8,000 feet when an SR-71 [supersonic spy plane] was hitting three times the speed of sound above 70,000 feet. It was a ...

The light attack aircraft went down in a field for unknown reasons minutes after taking off for a training mission. An OA-1K Skyraider II of the U.S. Air Force had to perform a forced landing in a ...

Built to fight the War on Terror, can the OA-1K survive in a contested peer environment? The US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is testing the new OA-1K Skyraider II attack plane at ...

America's Special Operations Forces (SOF), regardless of their nature, are a special breed of military, used to performing missions that would seem simply impossible for most other soldiers. As such, ...

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- L3Harris Technologies (LHX) and Air Tractor have delivered the first missionized OA-1K Skyraider II aircraft to support U.S. Air Force Special Operations ...

When thinking about new types of aircraft that enter service with modern-day air forces, what generally comes to mind are highly capable, highly advanced fifth- or sixth-generation planes. But that’s ...