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Skyraider II: US Air Force’s retro Vietnam-era warbird makes a modern comeback
The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command has launched a new Vietnam war-styled light combat aircraft. The aircraft, ...
The Aviationist14d
OA-1K Officially Dubbed Skyraider II, Honoring the Legendary A-1 Skyraider
AFSOC leaders broke the news today at the Special Air Warfare Symposium. The name pays tribute to the battle-tested legacy of ...
The National Interest8d
AFSOC’s Skyraider II Is a New Plane with a Proud Name
When one thinks of the badass warbirds of U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), chances are the mighty AC-130 Spectre gunship and the MH-53 Pave Low and MH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters ...
Future of Davis-Monthan revealed following retirement of A-10
So, with that, it would have all four missionaries of AFSOC Strike, mobility, ISR, and air-to-ground integration. Now we’ll ...
Task & Purpose9d
Air Force general says service’s newest plane could be used over the US-Mexico border
A general officer with Air Force Special Operations Command, or AFSOC, recently suggested that the OA-1K Skyraider II — which is designed to conduct advanced armed intelligence, surveillance and ...