Light Attack
Two AT-6E Wolverines arrive at Moody AFB
A pair of USAF Beechcraft AT-6E Wolverines have arrived at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. Their arrival was announced by the 23rd Wing Public Affairs department on January 19
Brazilian A-29s shoot down drug smuggling plane following airspace intrusion
Brazilian Air Force-operated Embraer A-29A/B Super Tucanos intercepted and shot down an unresponsive light aircraft in the northern area of Mato Grosso on September 7
AT-6E Wolverine: The USAF's natural choice?
We speak to Brett Pierson, the vice president of Defense Sales and Strategy at Textron Aviation Defense, to discover why the AT-6E Wolverine is the USAF’s natural choice for light attack
Super Tucanos delivered to Turkmenistan
While no order has been officially announced, deliveries of new Embraer A-29B Super Tucano light attack aircraft to the Turkmenistan Air Force have recently begun
Afghan MD-530F crashes in Kandahar
An MD Helicopters MD-530F Cayuse Warrior light attack/utility helicopter belonging to the Afghan Air Force has been written-off after crashing in the Kandahar Province on May 10
SNC unveils AFSOC A-29B in heritage colours
Sierra Nevada Corporation has unveiled the second of three Embraer A-29B Super Tucano aircraft for US Air Force Special Operations Command in a special heritage colour scheme
Jungle paint scheme for Nigerian A-29B
Sierra Nevada Corporation and Embraer Defense & Security have released images of a newly-built Nigerian Air Force (NAF) A-29B Super Tucano light attack aircraft, which is sporting a new jungle paint scheme
Four more Super Tucanos arrive in Afghanistan
An additional four Embraer A-29B Super Tucanos were handed over to the Afghan Air Force (AAF) at a ceremony in Kabul on September 17
Aircraft Report: RAH-66 Comanche
Designed for pure stealth, Boeing-Sikorsky’s RAH-66 Comanche was one of the most exciting developments at the turn of the millennium, but the programme’s soaring costs meant it was not to be.
First Nigerian A-29 receives combat colours
Nigeria’s first Embraer Defense and Security/Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) A-29B Super Tucano has rolled out of the paint shop, sporting its Nigerian Air Force (NAF) colours.