Vertex prototype mishap at Eglin

EGLIN AFB, Fla. - A Bronco II prototype aircraft, in competition to  become the new workhorse for the U.S. Special Operations Command, had an unspecified runway mishap here on July 9. The mishap involved one of the five prototype aircraft. The incident happened on an Eglin AFB runway where the aircraft was undergoing maintenance. Details remain sketchy. The mishap involved a single-engine turboprop aircraft - dubbed Bronco II, a light-attack aircraft being modified by contract partners Leidos,  Paramount Group USA, and Vertex Aerospace, a Madison, Miss., HQ'd aerospace defense contractor with facilities in Crestview, Fla. The three firms are teaming to pursue a new contract to deliver the Bronco II, which will be built at Vertex's Crestview, Fla., facility. [www.bronco-usa.com]. Source: NW Florida Daily News 07/27/21)