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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

AT-6 succesfully employs laser guided rockets

T-6A Texan IIHawker Beechcraft Defense Company (HBDC) today announced its AT-6 Light Attack aircraft has successfully employed laser-guided rockets during recent test sorties at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.

In January, the AT-6 became the very first fixed-wing aircraft to launch a laser-guided rocket. The weapons testing is part of the ongoing congressionally funded operational evaluation of the AT-6, executed by the Air National Guard and Air Reserve Command Test Center (AATC).

“This is a big milestone in the future of Hawker Beechcraft’sl light attack programme,” said Derek Hess, HBDC director, Light Attack.

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