A Business Overview & Summary of the SM-27S/T MACHETE RDT&E Program as Undertaken by the Military Aerospace/Tactical Air Warfare Systems Division of STAVATTI

Abstract

The SM-27 MACHETE is a next generation, COunter INsurgency (COIN), Light Attack (LA) and Advanced Trainer (AT) aircraft developed by STAVATTI as a privately financed, corporate initiative to replace OV-10 BRONCO, A-37 DRAGONFLY and OA-10A platforms in the COIN/FAC role. Marketed as a product for DCS, the SM-27 will be available for export to qualified NATO allies with IOC prior to 2009. This document provides a summary of the RDT&E program associated with the SM-27S/T turboprop variant of the MACHETE family, focusing upon principal aspects of system development including a platform, market, competition and engineering/prototype fabrication and flight test/qualification overview as undertaken by the Tactical Air Warfare Systems Division of STAVATTI MILITARY AEROSPACE.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 28, 2005
Accession Number
ADA435236

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  • Christopher R. Beskar

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  • Air Platforms
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