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Air Force Canceling Future Light-Attack Flight Demos After Recent A-29 Crash

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, July 6th, 2018

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Air Force Canceling Future Light-Attack Flight Demos After Recent A-29 Crash

Two Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucanos fly over Kabul in 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo)

The Air Force is canceling all remaining flight demonstrations for its light-attack aircraft experiment following a recent fatal crash of an A-29 plane, the service said last week.Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch, the head of the Air Force’s acquisition office, said the program to test the feasibility of light-attack aircraft will continue despite flights being grounded, with a Request for Proposals expected in December.“The Air Force has decided to conclude the flying portion of the Light Attack Experiment. We will work…

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