Shephard Media, October 29, 2021 – A new variant of the MC-145B Coyote light attack aircraft lacks certain US SOF-specific equipment but retains its weaponry.
Lockheed Martin-owned PZL Mielec and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) displayed the M28 Special Operations Multi-Role Aircraft (SOMA) on 26 October in Poland, to coincide with the start of the GSOF Symposium Europe in Warsaw.
OMA is a version of the MC-145B Coyote light attack aircraft — itself derived from the C-145A Combat Coyote operated by USAF Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and one of five candidate solutions being evaluated by AFSOC in the Armed Overwatch programme...