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Air Force Plans Light Attack Aircraft Experiment For Spring

Pat Host

Tuesday, January 31st, 2017

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Air Force Plans Light Attack Aircraft Experiment For Spring

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The Air Force in planning an experiment in the spring to see what type of off-the-shelf aircraft could fulfill a light attack aircraft requirement, according to a service spokesman.Air Force Col. Patrick Ryder told reporters Tuesday that the service will invite select vendors who have proven capabilities to participate in this experiment. Ryder said the Air Force will test out light attack scenarios for the low end fight like close air support, personnel recovery and air interdiction.Ryder didn’t respond to…

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