Michael Conley, head of the Air Force Special Operations Command, announced in March 2025 that the newly developed OA-1K ...

The Skyraider II is the latest aircraft to pay homage to a legendary plane. The original A-1 Skyraider flew from 1946 to the ...

The Skyraider II is designed to conduct precision strikes and fly armed reconnaissance missions for troops on the ground.

Quick. If I ask which American defense companies build fighter planes, what names come first to mind? Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), I'll bet, maker of the F-16 Falcon, the F-22 Raptor, and the F-35 ...

Designed for all-weather, night attacks, the two-seat YA-10B was meant to counter Soviet Cold War armor tactics, but only one was built. Project A-X The ...

The name was chosen in honor of the A-1 Skyraider, a single-seat attack aircraft made by the Douglas Aircraft Company. This machine was in service from 1946 to the early 1980s, taking part in both ...

The Skyraider II will take on global missions, complicating the plans of U.S. adversaries. When one thinks of the badass warbirds of U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), chances are ...

Air Force Air Force Special Operations Command has dubbed its newest aircraft Skyraider II, shown here, in a nod to the legendary Skyraider. (Staff Sgt. Natalie Fiorilli/Air Force) FORT WALTON ...

Officially designated the OA-1K, the Skyraider II is based on the Air Tractor AT-802 crop duster. L3Harris is the systems integrator and prime contractor for the new aircraft, which is designed to ...

Jet engines had already been the standard in ... “While we don’t expect the Skyraider II to go mix it up with fifth- and sixth-generation fighters, it will provide value to our supported ...

FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida — Air Force Special Operations Command has dubbed its newest aircraft Skyraider II, a nod to the Cold War-era propeller plane that delivered close air support during ...