Beechcraft is “very close” to a deal to sell its AT-6 light attack aircraft as part of a foreign military sale (FMS) through the Air Force, a key executive told Defense Daily Thursday. Though Russ Bartlett, president of Beechcraft’s defense company, declined to provide details of the proposed deal, he said the company is also in discussions with other nations to provide its AT-6. Beechcraft on Aug. 19 celebrated the completion of the inaugural flight of its first production AT-6,…
