Well that’s the USAF having finally killed off that concept, or at least sidelined for the next decade or two.....
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2019...attack-planes/US Air Force officially buying light-attack planes
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force is officially putting down its money to buy two different models of
light-attack aircraft.
The service will purchase two to three aircraft each of the Textron Aviation AT-6 and Sierra Nevada Corporation/Embraer Defense & Security A-29 aircraft. The
handful of planes will be used to support “allies and partner capacity, capability and interoperability via training and experimentation,” according to an Air Force announcement........