Steve Trimble
October 15, 2025

U.S. Air Force OA-1K Skyraider II

A U.S. Air Force OA-1K Skyraider II is parked on the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 28, 2025.

Credit: U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Natalie Fiorilli

L3Harris says the company will try to sell the OA-1K Sky Warden to the Israeli Air and Space Arm. The Melbourne, Florida-based company partnered with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) on Oct. 15 to develop the Blue Sky Warden variant of the OA-1K, an armed version of the AirTractor AT-802U that is…

Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington, DC.

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