The Skyraider II will take on global missions, complicating the plans of U.S. adversaries. When one thinks of the badass warbirds of U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), chances are ...

The Skyraider II is based on Air Tractor’s AT-802U Sky Warden, a heavily modified crop dusting-style plane that can be outfitted to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations.

The A-1 Skyraider, introduced during World War II, became the U.S.'s last propeller-driven attack aircraft. First flown in ...

The Air Force's new Skyraider II pays homage to the Skyraider used during the Vietnam War. Here, a Douglas A-1H Skyraider of the 602nd Special Operations Squadron flies over Vietnam in June 1970.

L3Harris showed off its new light attack airplane that it says can land almost anywhere. The Sky Warden, or Skyraider II, was on display at SOF Week in Tampa, Florida. BI got up close with the Sky ...

L3Harris won the contract to build a fleet of Skyraider II fighter planes for U.S. Special Operations Command. The new plane won't be a jet, but a turboprop armed with 6,000 pounds of bombs and ...

The Skyraider II is based on L3Harris’ multi-mission OA-1 Sky Warden aircraft, which is tailorable to meet a variety of mission requirements for U.S. and allied operators.

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, ...

The Sky Warden, or Skyraider II, was on display at SOF Week in Tampa, Florida. BI got up close with the Sky Warden and took photos of this new aircraft. US Air Force Special Operations Command got ...

What makes the Skyraider II program perhaps an even bigger opportunity for L3Harris, though, is its potential to expand beyond SOCOM, and beyond the U.S. Intriguingly, FlightGlobal notes that no ...

USAF is still working out precisely what weapons it wants on the Skyraider II, with everything from 2.75-inch Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System rockets to Hellfire missiles to Joint Air-to ...