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Air Force

U.S. Air Force to Experiment with Avionics Networks for Light Attack Aircraft

Frank Wolfe

Monday, November 4th, 2019

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U.S. Air Force to Experiment with Avionics Networks for Light Attack Aircraft

As the United States Air Force (USAF) continues its light attack aircraft program with the Textron Aviation [TXT] AT-6 Wolverine and the Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano, the military service plans to conduct experiments to ensure that the planes' avionics networks are compatible with those of other military services and national defense forces. The Air Force released a final request for proposals Oct. 24 to procure no more than six light attack aircraft in the coming months. The…

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