SOCOM Modernizing ISR Plans, OA-1K Not Meant To Replace U-28s

OA-iK Sky Warden ISR aircraft
Credit: L3Harris
TAMPA, Florida—U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is working to identify new requirements for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) beyond its Beechcraft MC-12 and Pilatus U-28 fleets, as it prioritizes the fielding of the OA-1K Sky Warden armed overwatch aircraft. SOCOM will...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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