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INDUSTRY REPORT // CONTRACTED CLOSE AIR SUPPORT

























































































              With over three hours of loiter time, four hardpoints capable of carrying a combined
              2,000lb of ordnance, a sensor with a feed that can be accessed by JTACs on the ground,
              and attack speeds within 100kt of the A-10’s, Valkyrie’s Tucanos are highly capable attack
              platforms that check most, if not all, of the boxes needed for a viable CCAS aircraft.

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