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Air Force

Air Force to Seek Limited Proposals for New Light Attack Aircraft

By Vivienne Machi

Monday, August 6th, 2018

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Air Force to Seek Limited Proposals for New Light Attack Aircraft

US Air Force insignia on an aging jet plane.

The Air Force is moving forward with plans to buy an off-the-shelf aircraft to perform close-air support and light attack missions at a low cost, and could potentially award a contract before fiscal year 2020.The service released Aug. 3 a notice stating the intent to solicit proposals for a commercially developed light attack aircraft (LAA) that could “operate globally in the types of Irregular Warfare environments that have characterized combat operations over the past 25 years.” The notice, released via Fed Biz…

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