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

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

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

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 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.

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 ...

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 '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 ...

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 ...

The Skyraider was conceived in June 1944 when, at the Navy’s request, Douglas Aircraft Co. chief engineer Ed Heinemann designed a single-seater with the huge twin-bank, 18-cylinder, 2,500 ...

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.