Hawker Beechcraft Announces First Flight, Accelerated Testing of AT-6 Light Attack Aircraft

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) today announced the successful first flight of its AT-6 prototype and the program’s progression into the next phase of flight test.

The AT-6 prototype is a structurally strengthened derivative of the highly successful U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy T-6A/B trainer – the world’s most proven military trainer aircraft – that will offer the U.S. Air Force and partner nations a robust airpower solution that meets a wide spectrum of needs at a fraction of the cost of other platforms.

“We are very optimistic about the role the AT-6 will play for the warfighter – both in the U.S. and in partner air forces around the world,” said Bill Boisture, HBC chairman and CEO.

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