The delivery ceremony also saw in attendance Lt. Col. Bill Buice, a 98-year-old retired A-1 Skyraider pilot who flew the plane from Jun. 1967 to Jul. 1968 during the Vietnam War, and survived ...

Ground attack aircraft don't always get the same level of fame that fighter jets do, but they have long served a critical ...

The moniker is a nod to the Douglas Aircraft Company A-1 Skyraider single-seat attack aircraft, which made a name for itself during the Korean and the Vietnam wars, and helped Maj. Bernard Fisher ...

Its name is a nod to the A-1 Skyraider, a propeller-driven attack aircraft that saw heavy use in the Korean and Vietnam wars before its retirement in 1973. “Skyraider II represents not just a ...

The Skyraider II is based on L3Harris' multi-purpose OA-1 Sky Warden aircraft, which can be configured to perform a wide range of missions, including close air support, precision strikes and armed ...

Requirements would include having the endurance, weapons variety, and survivability traits similar to and superior to the aging Douglas A-1 Skyraider. Requests for proposals (RFP) went out in ...

The arrival marks the first time the U.S. military has operated a piston-engine attack aircraft since the original Skyraider, the A-1, was retired decades ago. The rudimentary nature of the OA-1K ...

The initial Skyraider II was delivered in a Hurlburt Field, Florida ceremony on April 3. In attendance was Lt. Col. Bill Buice, United States Air Force (Retired), a former Douglas A-1 Skyraider ...

L3Harris is on track to deliver more follow-on aircraft. The Skyraider II is based on L3Harris’ multi-mission OA-1 Sky Warden aircraft, which is tailorable to meet a variety of mission ...