The test is aimed at expanding the refueling envelope of the A400M to refuel a wide variety of NATO aircraft, and follows the ...

Throughout the Global War on Terror, the MC-130J Commando II saw an abundance of operational action in the Middle East and ...

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

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 ...

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

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

Florida—U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) plans to accept the first operational OA-1K light attack aircraft next month as it looks at long-term plans to add capability to the ...

The aircraft was developed under US Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM’s) Armed Overwatch programme and will be operated by pilots with the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), which ...

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 ...

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 ...