5 Light Attack Aircraft In The World Today You Should Know About

While most attention goes to the world’s top fighter jets like the F-35, F-22, Su-34, Rafale, J-20, etc., this often glosses over the world’s fleets of light combat aircraft. Fighter jets are often too expensive and even excessive for the needs of many air forces around the world. While an F-35 may be needed to attack a peer adversary, it is overkill for many insurgent or armed trafficking groups around the world. Ukraine has even recently found a use for propeller Yk-52 trainers machine-gunning down Russian drones over Ukraine. Here are five notable light combat aircraft.