U.S. Air Force To Use A-29s For Tests At Edwards

Three A-29s arrive at Edwards AFB, California, where they will be used for testing.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
Three Sierra Nevada Corp. Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos have a new life for the U.S. Air Force, testing sensors and weapons at the service’s Test Pilot School. The three aircraft were first bought by the service in 2019 for the ill-fated Light Attack Experiment, which in turn became the Armed Overwatch...
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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