U.S. Special Operations Command cut its desired purchase of 75 armed overwatch aircraft to 62 following a recommendation last year from a government watchdog to slow down the program’s acquisition.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Special Operations Command should reconsider its plan to buy 75 Armed Overwatch aircraft, a government watchdog said Thursday. The Government Accountability Office recommended the ...

The Pentagon could be planning to purchase too many of a new, small aircraft for watching over special operators working in austere locations, a federal watchdog concluded in a new report. The ...

Congressional watchdogs are raising new questions about the Defense Department’s plans to spend more than $2 billion on dozens of lightweight, fixed-wing aircraft to support counter-terrorism ...

One of the US special operations community’s most important programs might be in jeopardy according to the government watchdog’s latest assessment. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) ...

America’s intentionally “low-tech” armed overwatch aircraft built to loiter for hours, operate from rough strips, and deliver ...

FORT WALTON BEACH, Florida—L3Harris is converting the first two AirTractor AT-802s to the special operations OA-1K armed overwatch aircraft ahead of planned government verification tests later this ...

Because of budget limitations imposed by Congress, SOCOM has decided to cut its Armed Overwatch program by 17 percent over five years. In total, the special operations command will purchase thirteen ...

In July 2022 US Special Operations Command selected L3Harris Technologies' Sky Warden for its Armed Overwatch programme. The capability was based on the Air Tractor AT-802U. (L3 Harris) US Special ...

Two AT-802U training aircraft at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Credit: U.S. Air Force L3Harris in early July delivered two AT-802U training aircraft to U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) to ...

The Defense Department should hold off on buying dozens of small, fixed-wing aircraft that U.S. Special Operations Command says would be used for close air support and intelligence-gathering missions ...

The Sky Warden will be used to pressure militant groups in places like Africa, where airspace is largely permissive. (L3Harris Technologies) WASHINGTON — U.S. Special Operations Command should ...