| Scorpion | |
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| Textron AirLand Scorpion flight, 2016 | |
| Role | Military attack and reconnaissance aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Textron AirLand, LLC |
| First flight | 12 December 2013 |
| Status | Under development |
| Number built | 4[1] |
The Textron AirLand Scorpion is a jet aircraft manufactured in the United States proposed for sale to perform light attack and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) duties. It is being developed by Textron AirLand, a joint venture between Textron and AirLand Enterprises. A prototype was secretly constructed by Cessna at their Wichita, Kansas facility between April 2012 and September 2013 and first flown on 12 December 2013.[2][3][4]
- ^ "Up Close And Personal With Textron's Scorpion Light Attack Jet During Weapons Separation Testing". 6 September 2017.
- ^ Niles, Russ (17 September 2013). "Cessna Unveils Military Jet". AVweb. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "Low-cost Scorpion fighter starts flight tests", Flight global, 12 December 2013.
- ^ Niles, Russ (12 December 2013). "Scorpion First Flight 'As Expected'". AVweb. Retrieved 14 December 2013.