Afghan Air Force to add ISR capability with AC-208

By Rachel Cohen / September 8, 2017 at 1:49 PM
More than 30 light-attack aircraft that can capture full-motion video will add intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capacity for the Afghan Air Force, a spokesman for the U.S. Air Force's support effort in Afghanistan said this week. Maj. Nick Plante, a spokesman for Train, Advise, Assist Command-Air in Afghanistan, told Inside Defense the 32 AC-208 aircraft, supplied by Orbital ATK, are part of a broader program to recapitalize the Afghan Air Force. The Defense Department announced a $69.3 million undefinitized, "pseudo-foreign...

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