Boeing OV-10X Bronco
Hawker Beechcraft T-6
It looks like the USAF is getting serious about buying something to provide close air support in a counter-insurgency scenario, and we are now seeing the Boeing (originally North American Rockwell)It looks like the OV-10X Bronco and the Hawker Beechcraft (originally Pilatus PC-9) AT-6 Texan II being developed for these roles.
My own inclination would be to go with the Bronco. Twin engines, which can mitigate the effect of a lucky shot with an AK, along with a history of operating in austere conditions, works for me.
<span>the plane that appears underneath the Bronco is not the T-6, but the EMB 314 Super Tucano</span>
Yes, The LAS plane is not Hawker Beechcraft AT-6 Texan II but Embraer A-29B (a.k.a EMB 314 Super Tucano) Direct competitor to AT-6.