{"id":33010,"date":"2019-03-12T21:27:18","date_gmt":"2019-03-12T21:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/03\/12\/air-force-puts-35-million-in-new-budget-for-light-attack-experiment\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:44:20","slug":"air-force-puts-35-million-in-new-budget-for-light-attack-experiment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/smr\/federal-budget\/2019\/03\/12\/air-force-puts-35-million-in-new-budget-for-light-attack-experiment\/","title":{"rendered":"US Air Force asks for $35 million in new budget for light-attack experiment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Air Force\u2019s light-attack experiment <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2019\/02\/01\/the-us-air-force-wants-to-continue-its-light-attack-experiment-will-industry-buy-in\/\" target=_blank>isn\u2019t dead yet<\/a>, as the service is requesting $35 million in its fiscal 2020 budget to continue the effort with a more expansive set of airframes that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/newsletters\/2019\/01\/30\/the-air-forces-light-attack-experiment-could-be-expanded-to-feature-drones-helicopters-and-more-aircraft\/\" target=_blank>could involve drones and jets<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maj. 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John Pletcher, the Air Force\u2019s deputy assistant secretary for budget, confirmed Tuesday that the service included funding in its FY20 budget for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2018\/12\/18\/start-of-air-forces-light-attack-plane-competition-pushed-back-until-next-year\/\" target=_blank>the light-attack experiment <\/a>as well as \u201cprocurement dollars in the outyears that will allow us to start a program, should the results of the experiment say it\u2019s a good investment to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier this year, Air Force Under Secretary Matt Donovan confirmed that the service was not ready to begin a program of record for light-attack aircraft, despite holding two rounds of demonstrations and issuing draft requests for proposals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/smr\/federal-budget\/\" target=_blank><b>Click here for more from the Pentagon\u2019s FY20 budget request.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At that point, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2018\/08\/06\/the-light-attack-aircraft-competition-will-be-down-to-two-competitors\/\" target=_blank>competition seemed to be down to<\/a> Textron\u2019s AT-6 Wolverine and the A-29 Super Tucano, made by Sierra Nevada Corp. and Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2019\/01\/18\/the-air-forces-plans-to-begin-a-light-attack-aircraft-competition-are-now-deferred-indefinitely\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Picture1.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">US Air Force\u2019s plan to launch light-attack aircraft competition is now deferred indefinitely<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Air Force believes it needs to conduct further experiments, its undersecretary has revealed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Pletcher said the Air Force did not get the buy-in it wanted to see from international allies and partners, defying the idea that a light-attack plane could build interoperability with foreign militaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis decision the Air Force had to make this year was, essentially, are we ready to go to a program of record given what we have learned up to this point with the first two experiments \u2014 keeping in mind the light-attack [experiment] is all about allies and partners. That\u2019s the most important thing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[With] the results of the experiments from the first two phases, we just didn\u2019t feel comfortable that we had the right mix of capabilities that was going to attract the partners and allies that we needed,\u201d he added<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Pletcher didn\u2019t say what the new phase of experimentation would entail, he noted that one component would be a study that looks at allies\u2019 light-attack requirements as well as what industry could provide in the realm of rotorcraft, turboprop and turbojet planes, as well as unmanned aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, Air Combat Command head Gen. 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