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The AT-802U Sky Warden was developed from the Air Tractor AT-802, for the Special Operations Command's Armed Overwatch trial.A version of the AT-802 has been used for years eradicating coca leaf crops (used in the production of illicit drugs) and as a result was already outfitted with lightweight composite ballistic armored engine compartment and cockpit, called a "bathtub."
AT-802U – two seat (tandem) armored military version, modified with sensors and reinforced for weapons carriage [20] AT-802U Sky Warden – An ISR Strike Aircraft based on AT-802U. [21] The AT-802U was selected in August 2022 as the winner of the United States Special Operations Command Armed Overwatch programme, with an initial buy of 6 ...
The Air Tractor-L3Harris AT-802U Sky Warden system was selected to deliver this capability. [2] SOCOM plans to use the system as a replacement for the U-28A Draco aircraft for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance flights in remote areas. The U-28As will reach the end of their service life soon, so the Armed Overwatch program is being ...
An AT-502B on the ramp at Belle Glade Airport A two-seat AT-802 in Missoula, Montana A firefighting AT-802F Air Boss at Miramichi Airport A counter-insurgency AT-802U at the Paris Air Show. Air Tractor Inc. is a United States aircraft manufacturer based in Olney, Texas.
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In August 2022, U.S. Special Operations Command announced it had selected the AT-802U Sky Warden for its Armed Overwatch program. The intent is for them to perform ISR and strike missions in uncontested airspace while operating from austere airfields.
U.S. Marines of the Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron 1 demonstrating the conversion of a Hydra 70 into a APKWS II and loading into a Bell AH-1Z Viper.. The winning bidder for the APKWS II contract was the team of BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics, [9] beating the offerings from Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Systems.
The Air Tractor AT-500 is a family of agricultural aircraft that first flew in the United States on 25 April 1986, manufactured by Air Tractor Inc.Of monoplane low-wing, taildragger configuration, they carry a chemical hopper between the engine firewall and the cockpit.