The US Air Force (USAF) has shared the draft of Request for Proposal with Sierra Nevada / Embraer and Textron Avitaion for the Light Attack Aircraft Procurement Program. According to the press release, the last Request for Proposal will be shared in December 2018. The statement also includes a description of the fact that the file is still being worked on but talks with potential suppliers will be carried out so that the necessary timings can be reached.

Sierra Nevada / Embraer, A-29 Super Tucano competing against Textron Aviation AT-6B Wolverine. The USAF pilots gathered information about the capabilities of the planes and gave them to the relevant authorities by flying experience with two planes.