I just saw this article regarding how Beechcraft has been excluded from the light attacck aircraft bid. It is a pretty bad article calling the AT-6 a piston aircraft. It seems to be a press release from Beechcraft complaining about getting excluded with no real details.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2011/11/kan-plane-maker-says-air-force-bars-it-bid#ixzz1eC1o3QFh
Also here is a interesting discussion of the article. A lot of people see to think this was a political move saying that Embraer has ties to Iran
http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/11/2...-with-ties-to-iran-on-light-aircraft-project/
http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2011/11/kan-plane-maker-says-air-force-bars-it-bid#ixzz1eC1o3QFh
Also here is a interesting discussion of the article. A lot of people see to think this was a political move saying that Embraer has ties to Iran
http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/11/2...-with-ties-to-iran-on-light-aircraft-project/