Airforce experimenting Light Attack Aircrafts as cheaper option for counter terrorism operations

Cities have become the new battleground and Hybrid or Urban Warfare the greatest threat being waged by ISIS to Boko Haram to Hamas to  Ukraine rebels. New air, ground and sea based platforms and munitions  are desired having capabilities of accurately engaging targets in urban terrain with low collateral damage. The US military has been interested in light attack capabilities for special forces. The US Air Force (USAF) has released a draft request for proposal (RFP) for the light attack aircraft programme. US Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson said: “We must develop the capacity to combat violent extremism at lower cost.