The Scorpion is the iPhone X of Military Aviation. To many, the Textron Aviation Defense LLC Scorpion is an enigma. Though it has capability overlap, the Scorpion is not a traditional Fighter, Attack, ...

Textron’s Scorpion Aces Weapons Separation Testing. Going five for five in the complex, methodical and engineering-driven military aircraft test regimes is rare. Weather, range logistics, recording ...

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When you think of military procurement, you think of big contracts with even bigger budgets and vehicles that cost tens or even hundreds of millions for a single unit. Sure, global superpowers can ...

US Air Force student test pilots recently trialed Textron AirLand’s Scorpion jet and the Beechcraft AT-6 light attack turboprop, conducting 12 flights in the Scorpion and seven with the AT-6 during a ...

From August 4-7, Scorpion will take part in Vigilant Guard 2014, a large-scale, multi-state disaster response exercise conducted in Kansas, sponsored by U.S. Northern Command and the National Guard ...

Textron is developing a low-cost light attack jet, the Scorpion, in partnership with AirLand Enterprises, despite no military request. The Scorpion is designed to be significantly cheaper to operate ...

A new opportunity may be opening up for Textron AirLand’s Scorpion jet. The Air Force Times reported this week that a newly created Air Force office could be soon testing the Wichita-built Scorpion ...

Textron's Scorpion jet during a test flight. (Darin LaCrone/Textron Airland) NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — The Air Force is considering whether to press forward with a demonstration of inexpensive, ...

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The defense jet is staying stateside for Farnborough 2018, but other Textron Aviation and Textron Aviation Defense products will be on display. Defense helicopter ...