The aircraft has a length of 10.16m, height of 3.25m, wingspan of 10.4m and wing area of 16.60m². Designed to perform missions in adverse weather conditions, the aircraft is fitted with retractable tricycle landing gear. The airframe is made of composite materials and integrates state-of-the-art technologies and an advanced fly-by-wire system.
AT-6 Wolverine design and featuresĪT-6 Wolverine features a low-wing monoplane design incorporating a relatively shorter tail configuration with a single vertical tail fin and low-set horizontal planes. The US Air Force signed a contract worth $70.2m with Textron Aviation in March 2020 to supply two AT-6 Wolverine aircraft and to provide pilot training, engineering services, and contractor support for maintenance and parts for up to four years. The LAAR programme is aimed at identifying a suitable replacement for the USAF’s A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft fleet. It is currently undergoing operational testing with the US Air Force, along with the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft, under the Light-Attack/Armed Reconnaissance (LAAR) programme, which is also known as Light Air Support (LAS) or the OA-X programme.
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