The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has identified the remains of three airmen killed in action in Laos in 1968 when their ...

As the world marks the 75th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, the upcoming July fly-in will commemorate the ...

In an era dominated by jet power, the Douglas A-1 Skyraider proved that prop planes still packed a punch. Against all odds, these rugged aircraft brought down a MiG fighter in one of the most jaw ...

The plane that wears the Skyraider now is known in its other form as the multi-mission OA-1 Sky Warden, it too a derivation of the Air Tractor AT-802, an agricultural aircraft used on a pretty ...

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bill Buice, a former A-1 Skyraider pilot, poses for a photo in front of the new OA-1K Skyraider II at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Apr. 3, 2025.

Contributing: Corey Dickstein Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Bill Buice, a former A-1 Skyraider pilot, poses for a photo in front of the new OA-1K Skyraider II at Hurlburt Field, Fla., April 3, 2025.

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 ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has taken delivery of its first L3Harris/Air Tractor OA-1K Skyraider II special mission turboprop. The aircraft officially joined the Air Force Special Operations Command ...

The best of these was the A-1 Skyraider, a star in the Korean and Vietnam Wars, and the last U.S. military propeller-driven aircraft of its type to see combat.

(Re)introducing the A-1 Skyraider The U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) awarded L3Harris a $3 billion contract in 2022 to deliver 75 modified Air Tractor AT-802U Sky Warden turboprop aircraft.

An homage to the A-1 Skyraiders that performed close air support missions in Korea and Vietnam, the newly named Skyraider II is based on a civilian crop duster design, and is designed to operate ...