AURORA, Colorado—L3Harris sees a need to increase the U.S. program of record for its OA-1K Skyraider II for special operations, along with international customers, as it tries out new weapons, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida — Air Force Special Operations Command has dubbed its newest aircraft Skyraider II, a nod to the Cold ...
The Pentagon is preparing to deploy the OA 1K Skyraider II, a rugged light attack aircraft built for persistent overwatch and rapid response. This episode examines how its modern sensors and heavy ...
The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command has launched a new Vietnam war-styled light combat aircraft. The aircraft, previously known as the OA-1K, is now officially named the Skyraider II, a name ...
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Designed too late for World War II, the Douglas A-1 Skyraider entered service just as the jet age began to dominate military ...
The Air Force’s newest aircraft, a crop-duster style plane modified to perform armed overwatch and intelligence gathering for special operators, will be known as the Skyraider II, the service’s ...
The integration of the Red Wolf missile opens up a host of possibilities for the Skyraider II, as the USAF figures out its future in a high-intensity ...
L3Harris Technologies, Inc. LHX, along with Air Tractor, a top producer of purpose-built aircraft, has made the delivery of the first missionized OA-1K Skyraider II aircraft to the U.S. Air Force ...
FLIR Systems said they will be delivering dozens of SkyRaider drones to the Marine Corps under a new $10 million contract. (FLIR Systems) The U.S. Marine Corps has awarded FLIR Systems a $10 million ...
Many aviators swore by the propeller-driven, single-seat bird. Known as the “Able Dog” by military aerospace enthusiasts, America’s A-1 Skyraider was an iconic warplane that was designed in 1943, ...
There are few things about insurgent warfare that favor the use of airpower, but one of them is that jungle rebels are not equipped with ack-ack or interception capability, so that air superiority is ...
U.S. Air Force Reserve Lieutenant Colonel Greg Anders (ret.) flew the A-10 Thunderbolt II in combat with the Idaho Air National Guard during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Among the combat misions he ...