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The US Air Force will purchase the aircraft A-29 Super Tucano and the AT-6 Wolverine

The US Air Force will purchase the aircraft A-29 Super Tucano and the AT-6 Wolverine
Light Combat Aircraft Sierra Nevada / Embraer A-29B (EMB-314) Super Tucano
The US Air Force has signed a contract for the supply of four turboprop light combat aircraft, two each Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29В Super Tucano and Beechcraft AT-6В Wolverine. This was reported by the press service of the US Air Force.

According to the information, all four turboprop aircraft will be purchased to participate in the OA-X advanced light combat aircraft program, although the program itself has already been closed after being recognized as unpromising. Within the framework of this program, started back in 2009 year, it was supposed to choose one or two turboprop aircraft to participate in combat operations of low and medium intensity, where application “present” aircraft were considered redundant. As part of the program, it was planned to purchase from 100 to 300 aircraft.

The Brazilian turboprop combat training aircraft Embraer A-29B was considered the favorite of the program. (EMB-314) Super Tucano, promoted by the American corporation Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), in second place was the AT-6В Wolverine presented by Beechcraft, which is a specialized strike version of the Beechcraft T-6 Texan II turboprop trainer aircraft in service with the US Air Force (licensed version of the Swiss aircraft Pilatus PC-9). These aircraft are in 2018 year were officially selected to participate in the final stage of the tender, but to 2019 program “blown away”.

The US Air Force will purchase the aircraft A-29 Super Tucano and the AT-6 Wolverine
Beechcraft AT-6B Wolverine turboprop light attack aircraft
Despite the termination of the program, US Air Force orders Sierra Nevada Corporation for two A-29B Super Tucanos, and Beechcraft – delivery of two AT-6В Wolverine aircraft. All planes must be delivered by the end 2020 of the year, the amount of contracts includes the continuation of R&D and the provision of tests on the topic.

but, the Air Force itself has already announced, that these aircraft will be used for completely different purposes. reported, that both Super Tucanos will be used at Harlburt Field in Florida as part of the US Air Force MTR Command to train instructor pilots for training foreign flight crews of Super Tucano aircraft, and both AT-6В Wolverine aircraft will be used by the US Air Force Combat Air Command as experimental aircraft at Nellis Air Force Base to test the AERONet advanced air guidance system.

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