The Skyraider II will take on global missions, complicating the plans of U.S. adversaries. When one thinks of the badass ...

Lingering stubbornly, an anachronism that refused to die, the Douglas A-1 Skyraider was the U.S.’s last-ever prop-driven fighter/attack aircraft. The A-1 first flew while Hitler still ruled ...

The US Air Force and Special Operations Command are preparing to field the new low-cost close air support platform developed ...

The Air Force Special Operations Command has named the L3Harris OA-1K attack and ISR aircraft Skyraider II, first ones to ...

The propeller-driven Skyraider II pays homage to the Cold War-era propeller plane that delivered close air support during the ...

The Douglas A-1/ AD-1 Skyraider made her maiden flight on 18 March 1945, i.e. whilst WWII was still raging. If you think she bears at least a passing resemblance to ...

By the Vietnam War, the A-1 was technologically outdated, yet still effective. The U.S. military has long relied upon jet engines for its fighter and attack aircraft. As early as ...

AFSOC leaders broke the news today at the Special Air Warfare Symposium. The name pays tribute to the battle-tested legacy of ...

The Douglas A-1 Skyraider was the last U.S. propeller-driven attack plane. It even had some air victories against North Vietnamese MiG-17 jets. In 1884, the Earth was divided into 24 time zones at ...

The Skyraider II is the latest aircraft to pay homage to a legendary plane. The original A-1 Skyraider flew from 1946 to the ...

Here, a Douglas A-1H Skyraider of the 602nd Special Operations ... the warrior spirit of the A-1 lives on in the OA-1K Skyraider II,” the announcer said. “Ready to answer the call any place ...