Manufacturer catalog

Textron Aviation Defense

Textron Aviation Defense is the Wichita, Kansas-based Textron Aviation subsidiary responsible for military trainer, light-attack, mission-support, and sustainment work around the Beechcraft T-6 Texan II and AT-6 Wolverine families. Its public defense portfolio centers on integrated training systems, armed turboprop aircraft, logistics, maintenance, and customer training for military operators.

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The company sits inside Textron Aviation, the Textron Inc. aircraft business that owns the Beechcraft, Cessna, Hawker, and Pipistrel brands. Textron's own releases describe Textron Aviation Defense as a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc. and identify Wichita as the work location for U.S. AT-6 and T-6 sustainment activity.

Textron Aviation Defense's catalog relevance is concentrated in the T-6/AT-6 aircraft line. The T-6C Texan II is marketed as a next-generation military trainer for multiple instruction levels, while the AT-6 Wolverine adapts the T-6 lineage into a light-attack and armed reconnaissance aircraft with commonality to the trainer fleet. Official Textron material reports more than 1,000 T-6 and AT-6 aircraft, more than 5 million fleet hours, and operators across NATO flight schools and international air forces.

military trainer aircraftlight attack aircraftarmed reconnaissance aircraftaircraft sustainment and training systems

Notable Systems

AT-6 Wolverine, Light attack and armed reconnaissance turboprop aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

AT-6 Wolverine

Light attack and armed reconnaissance turboprop aircraft

Light-attack and armed reconnaissance derivative of the T-6 family; Textron says the U.S. Air Force ordered two AT-6E aircraft in 2020 and Thailand ordered eight AT-6TH aircraft in 2021.

Sources: Textron Aviation Defense announces $70.2M U.S. Air Force contract award for two Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine aircraft, training and support services, Royal Thai Air Force awards contract for fleet of Beechcraft AT-6 aircraft
Beechcraft T-6 Texan II, Military turboprop trainer aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Beechcraft T-6 Texan II

Military turboprop trainer aircraft

Turboprop military trainer family that Textron Aviation Defense describes as a leading integrated training system with more than 1,000 T-6 and AT-6 aircraft and more than 5 million fleet hours.

Sources: T-6C Texan II | Textron Aviation Defense, Textron Aviation Defense Awarded Five-Year Sustaining Engineering and Program Management Contract for Beechcraft T-6 Texan II Fleet

Manufacturer History

  1. T-6 fleet service baseline

    Textron Aviation Defense's company background says the Beechcraft T-6 Texan II fleet has operated across NATO military flight schools and international customers since 2001.

    Sources: Royal Thai Air Force awards contract for fleet of Beechcraft AT-6 aircraft

  2. U.S. Air Force AT-6 order announced

    Textron Aviation Defense announced a $70.2 million U.S. Air Force agreement for two Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine aircraft, pilot training, engineering services, and contractor support, with work in Wichita.

    Sources: Textron Aviation Defense announces $70.2M U.S. Air Force contract award for two Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine aircraft, training and support services

  3. Thailand becomes AT-6 international launch customer

    Textron Aviation Defense announced a $143 million Royal Thai Air Force contract for eight Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine aircraft, support equipment, spares, training, and related equipment.

    Sources: Royal Thai Air Force awards contract for fleet of Beechcraft AT-6 aircraft

  4. Five-year T-6 sustainment contract

    Textron announced a five-year U.S. government contract valued at more than $150 million for sustaining engineering and program management services on U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Army T-6 aircraft.

    Sources: Textron Aviation Defense Awarded Five-Year Sustaining Engineering and Program Management Contract for Beechcraft T-6 Texan II Fleet

Website links
Official Textron Aviation Defense siteTextron Aviation media releasesTextron investor news releases

This profile uses Textron company and media-center sources for corporate identity, product-line, contract, and image context. It does not infer operational or conflict use from manufacturer contracts; conflict-specific claims remain on weapon records.

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Produced weapons

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Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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AT-6 Wolverine, Light attack and armed reconnaissance turboprop aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2025 Thailand-Cambodia Border ConflictAT-6 WolverineLight attack and armed reconnaissance turboprop aircraftBuilt in: United StatesTextron Aviation Defense's AT-6 Wolverine is the armed version of the T-6 family, a turboprop light attack and armed reconnaissance aircraft built around a digital cockpit, seven hardpoints, NATO-compatible weapons stations, and a combat-oriented sensor suite. Thailand's AT-6TH variant gives the catalog a documented conflict-use path through Royal Thai Air Force reporting on the 2025 border fighting with Cambodia.
Beechcraft T-6 Texan II, Military turboprop trainer aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2003 Iraq WarBeechcraft T-6 Texan IIMilitary turboprop trainer aircraftBuilt in: United StatesThe Beechcraft T-6 Texan II is Textron Aviation Defense's turboprop military trainer family for joint primary, naval, export, and mission-oriented pilot instruction. Developed from the Beech/Pilatus PC-9 Mk II for the Joint Primary Aircraft Training System, the family spans U.S. T-6A, T-6B, and T-6D service aircraft, export T-6C trainers, country designations such as Thailand's T-6TH and the RAF's Texan T1, and the related AT-6 Wolverine light-attack derivative.