Michael Conley, head of the Air Force Special Operations Command, announced in March 2025 that the newly developed OA-1K ...

The Skyraider II will take on global missions, complicating the plans of U.S. adversaries. When one thinks of the badass warbirds of U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), chances are the ...

A-1 Skyraider: The Prop-Powered Attack Aircraft That Defied the Jet Era Dating back to the 1970s and beginning in the 1950s, jet engines were standard in U.S. fighter/attack aircraft.

the U.S. military was still operating a propeller-driven attack aircraft, the A-1 Skyraider. In the 1970s, the A-1 was an anachronism. Fourth-generation fighters—fighters that are still relevant ...

The Douglas A-1H Skyraider, often nicknamed “Spad” after the World War I fighter, was a single-engine, propeller-driven attack aircraft that became a standout workhorse for the U.S. military ...

Natalie Fiorilli/Air Force) FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida — Air Force Special Operations Command has dubbed its newest aircraft Skyraider II, a nod to the Cold War-era propeller plane that ...

Air Force Special Operations Command’s newest airplane has been named the Skyraider II, a tribute to the legendary A-1 Skyraider, which saw service in Korea and Vietnam and was made famous by ...

The Skyraider II is designed to conduct precision strikes and fly armed reconnaissance missions for troops on the ground.

The Army's research facility includes a permafrost tunnel — about a third of a mile long — that has Ice Age-era animal bones jutting out from the walls. Military ...

The service on 27 February said the close air support turboprop being delivered by L3Harris will be known as the “Skyraider II”, hearkening to the single-seat Douglas A-1 Skyraider light ...

Despite a slow start, a U.S. Army tank crew overtook the competition to win the U.S. Army Europe and Africa International Tank Challenge. Military Times © 2025 ...