Beechcraft AT-6 Completes Phase III of Weapons Assessment

Hawker Beechcraft Defense Company (HBDC) today announced it has completed Phase III of a weapons assessment at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida after successfully employing more than 265 bombs and rockets, and firing 3,000 rounds from the AT-6’s 50-caliber guns.

This week, during the Air Force Association’s 2012 Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C., the company shares the complete list of U.S. and NATO Standard weapons that have been integrated and tested to further demonstrate why the AT-6 is the most capable light attack aircraft in production.

During Phase III, the AT-6 became the first ever fixed-wing aircraft to successfully launch GATR, TALON and APKWS 2.75” laser-guided rockets and also achieved a direct hit with the AGM-114 Hellfire II P+ air-to-surface missile.

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