US Air Force names OA-1K armed crop duster "Skyraider II"
The L3 Harris aircraft will be used for close air support and is named after the famous A-1 Skyraider, which operated in Vietnam
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Air Tractor Sky Warden will have first aircraft delivered to the US Air Force in October
Special-ops turboprop based on agricultural plane was the winner of USAF Armed Overwatch competition
US Air Force to end trials with its A-29s and AT-6s
Selection of the military version of the AT-802 agricultural aircraft for the Armed Overwatch program, of ISR operations, would have motivated the USAF to prepare the transfer of the aircraft
Agricultural aircraft adapted for attack will be used by the US in anti-terrorism missions
AT-802U Sky Warden aircraft, from the partnership between L3Harris and Air Tractor was selected by the US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and should have 75 units on order
Three aircraft are finalists in the US Special Operations Command's Armed Overwatch program
Beechcraft AT-6E Wolverine, L3Harris-Air Tractor AT-802U SkyWarden and Sierra Nevada MC-145B compete for a 75-aircraft contract