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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 ...
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USAF Chooses Skyraider II Name for Rugged Attack Plane Derived from Agricultural Aircraft
That will no longer be the case, as the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) decided to name it ... and reconnaissance (ISR). The USAF does not plan to use it on the same battlefields ...
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 ...