Hawker Beechcraft

Light AttackAffordable. Capable. Sustainable



Meets U.S. Counterinsurgency & Building Partner Capacity Needs for Light Attack and Armed Reconnaissance

In a world where flexibility is critical, Hawker Beechcraft Corporation delivers robust purpose-built solutions for irregular warfare. With a rich heritage of meeting military mission needs the Hawker Beechcraft Corporation has been delivering U.S. Department of Defense aircraft certified to military specifications for more than 50 years. Today, 100 percent of United States Air Force (USAF) and United States Navy (USN) student pilots train in a Hawker Beechcraft aircraft. Also, Hawker Beechcraft has been meeting the needs of over 50 foreign military nations around the world with trainer, weaponized trainer and special mission aircraft.

The Beechcraft AT 6 incorporates the very best of proven training methods and close air support capability to meet light attack and armed reconnaissance requirements. AT-6 capabilities cover a wide-mission spectrum that includes training, manned Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) and light precision attack, while at the same time offering non-traditional capabilities for homeland defense and civil support missions.

Now upgraded with a more powerful 1600 Shaft Horsepower Pratt and Whitney PT6A-68D engine, the AT-6 is a structurally strengthened derivative of the proven Beechcraft T-6 trainer. Adding to the FAA approved primary flight avionics system by CMC Esterline, Lockheed Martin leveraged A-10C precision engagement modification capabilities in integrating the mission avionics of the AT-6. The result is a plug-and-play mission system architecture that combines state-of-the-art data link, combat communications capabilities, extensive variety of weapons delivery modes and precision weapons tailored for the AT-6.

Highlights

  • Affordable, sustainable and capable platform with multiple missions: Aircrew Training, Weapons Training, Operational NetCentric, ISR, and Light Attack Capabilities for Irregular Warfare
  • A structurally strengthened spiral development of the proven USAF T-6A & USN T-6B
  • AT-6 has the widest range in its class and will accommodate 95 percent of the USAF aircrew population
  • Plug-and-play mission system architecture, new integrated capabilities leveraging both T-6B and A-10C operational flight program software updates
  • Flexible, reconfigurable hard points with seven external store stations
  • Long persistence with two aircrew and weapons
  • Integrated weapons support general purpose, laser guided, inertially aided munitions
  • AT-6 utilizes worldwide logistics infrastructure and a growing fleet of more than 600 aircraft -- recently passed the 1.2 million flying hour milestone
  • AT-6 will meet demanding light attack and armed reconnaissance mission requirements around the globe