South Africa Is Building Its Very Own Counter-Insurgency Plane.

South Africa Paramount Group is showing off its new MWARI “SMART” intelligence, reconnaissance and precision strike aircraft in Abu Dhabi this month.

The new indigenously aircraft is a weaponized development of the company’s AHRLAC reconnaissance plane — which was supposed to combine the best attributes of an attack helicopter with a scout plane.

The MWARI is built around a high wing and a “pusher” propeller to provide clear all-round visibility for its two crew members and the installed sensor package.

Designed for the low-cost market, the MWARI “SMART” offers capabilities normally found on much more expensive warplane for a fraction of the cost.

By Dave Majumdar.

Full story at War is Boring.