It’s also available, according to the Sky Warden team. It can loiter for six hours at 200 nm combat radius. Inside the cockpit are a hands-on throttle control and stick, a dedicated mission display, multi-sensor HD overlay and control, and a modular open systems architecture that allows for rapid integration of new technology. Sky Warden features cockpit and engine armor, ALE-47 countermeasure dispensers on its wings, and self-sealing fuel tanks. “Our aircraft are built to offer unparalleled flexibility, essential ingredients for special mission operators.” “Air Tractor aircraft were developed precisely to operate in austere environments with limited infrastructure,” Jim Hirsch, president of Air Tractor Inc., said in a statement. The AT-802U is ideal during irregular warfare operations, according to the 元Harris and Air Tractor Sky Warden team. The AT-802 has a 6,000 pound combat payload capacity and is purpose-built for ISR Strike missions.
Outfitted with a Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67F powerplant, the aircraft is the largest single-engine turboprop available, according to Air Tractor. The light aircraft is slated to replace the Air Force’s fleet of more than two dozen U-28 aircraft. Its name is an homage to two special operations combat aircraft-the Douglas A-1 Skyraider that provided pivotal close air support during the Vietnam War and the modern-day U-28 Draco that provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) support from a modified Pilatus PC-12 platform under the callsign “Warden,” 元Harris said. It’s based on the manned, fixed-wing Air Tractor AT-802U platform, a rugged airframe used in crop dusting and firefighting. SOCOM’s initial purchase award is valued up to $170 million for 75 Sky Warden aircraft, with the indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery contract award worth up to $3 billion.įor agricultural aviators, Sky Warden boasts a familiar silhouette. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has selected Sky Warden, a heavily modified crop duster platform purpose-built by 元Harris Technologies in collaboration with Air Tractor, for its Armed Overwatch program, it announced.
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