As the Skyraider II is the USAF’s first tailwheel aircraft in over 50 years, test evaluators had to devise a new methodology ...

The 96th Test Wing is evaluating the Skyraider II, a rugged crop-duster tailored for close air support and ISR missions, to ...

The legendary Skyraider spirit returns with the reveal of the OA-1K Skyraider II, a modern tribute to a classic combat icon.

The 96th Test Wing and the U.S. Special Operations Command is continuing developmental testing to ensure the OA-1K Skyraider ...

An Air Force official, speaking to The War Zone, remarked that the Skyraider II will evolve as it deploys. “The way the OA-1K will look on Day One is not how, probably, the OA-1K will look on ...

Air Force Special Operations Command's newest aircraft, the OA-1K Skyraider II, continues developmental testing at Eglin Air ...

The fiscal year 2026 budget request from the Trump Administration seeks to reduce annual purchases of the new OA-1K ...

The 'Proud American' is a an A-1 Skyraider tribute plane owned by the Heritage Flight Museum in Washington. Air Force Special Operations Command announced that its new OA-1K, right, will be the ...

Skyraider Returns: Why The US Has Resurrected The Vietnam-Era Combat Plane Name By Jonathan H. Kantor March 16, 2025 9:45 am EST U.S. Air Force ...

The Skyraider II is based on Air Tractor’s AT-802U Sky Warden, a heavily modified crop dusting-style plane that can be outfitted to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations.

Renowned for its rugged design and long endurance, the Skyraider had an exceptional payload capacity: even when it carried its full internal fuel of 2,280 pounds, a 2,200-lb torpedo, two 2,000-lb ...

His Skyraider is at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. A U.S. Navy Douglas A-1J Skyraider of Attack Squadron 176, the Thunderbolts, in flight.