Militaries Across the World Are Still Buying This 50-Year-Old Attack Aircraft

Calidus B-250 BaderMztourist / Wikimedia CommonsType: Light attack aircraftLight attack aircraft Year introduced: 20212021 Total aircraft on order: 2424 Total active aircraft: 00 Militaries buying this aircraft: United Arab Emirates21. Hurkus CAnna Zvereva / Wikimedia CommonsType: Counter-insurgency attack aircraftCounter-insurgency attack aircraft Year introduced: 20182018 Total aircraft on order: 2424 Total active aircraft: 00 Militaries buying this aircraft: Turkey19. FA-50 GF/PL Golden EaglePublic Domain / Wikimedia CommonsType: Light attack aircraftLight attack aircraft Year introduced: 20132013 Total aircraft on order: 8282 Total active aircraft: 22 Militaries buying this aircraft: Poland, Malaysia12. Total aircraft on order: 157157 Total active aircraft: 296296 Militaries buying this aircraft: Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia11. IA-63 PampaArgentina.gob.ar (Government of Argentina) / Wikimedia CommonsType: Trainer/light attack aircraftTrainer/light attack aircraft Year introduced: 19881988 Total aircraft on order: 55 Total active aircraft: 1010 Militaries buying this aircraft: Argentina4.