AFSOC has received 18 of the aircraft and expects a “handful more” by the end of this fiscal year, Lt. Col. Robert Wilson said.

Air Force officials are testing disassembling and reassembling the Skyraider II so it can be deployed in hours instead of ...

Air Force Special Operations Command is taking a different approach to testing its newest aircraft OA-1K Skyraider II at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., to account for a feature not seen in the Air Force ...

After initially receiving AT-802Us to begin training, AFSOC has now taken delivery of the OA-1K in the final missionized configuration. The delivery ceremony also saw in attendance Lt. Col. Bill Buice ...

The integration of the Red Wolf missile opens up a host of possibilities for the Skyraider II, as the USAF figures out its future in a high-intensity conventional war. While questions have been raised ...

AFSOC leaders broke the news today at the Special Air Warfare Symposium. The name pays tribute to the battle-tested legacy of the A-1 Skyraider, a tough and adaptable warbird that served from 1946 ...

The Skyraider II is the first US Air Force plane since the Vietnam War to have a propeller instead of a jet engine—but there are good reasons for it. The US Air Force is fielding a new attack aircraft ...

The US Air Force and Special Operations Command are preparing to field the new low-cost close air support platform developed under the Armed Overwatch programme, which uses an Air Tractor turboprop ...

An OA-1K Skyraider II — Air Force Special Operations Command’s new aircraft — crashed in a field in Oklahoma City on Thursday afternoon, the Oklahoma National Guard said in a statement. Two crew ...

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