Air Force requests 100 light-attack planes
By Bruce Rolfsen - Staff writer
Posted : Monday Aug 3, 2009 16:49:24 EDT
Air Force pilots could be flying light-attack airplanes in less than three years.
On July 27, the Air Force took an early step toward buying small airplanes able to fly attack and reconnaissance missions. The “request for information” came from Air Force Materiel Command’s Aeronautical Systems Center.
According to the center, the Air Force seeks to buy 100 fixed-wing aircr