American turboprop trainer with light attack capability extensively used by Mexican armed forces. Mexico operates T-6C+ Texan II for advanced pilot training and increasingly for counter-narcotics operations. Features modern glass cockpit, weapons including rockets and gun pods, electro-optical sensors, relatively low operating costs compared to jets. Extensively deployed for border surveillance, identifying drug trafficking operations, potentially armed reconnaissance. Cost-effective for counter-insurgency operations where air defenses absent. Represents Mexican priority for practical counter-narcotics capabilities over high-end air combat. Complements limited F-5 fighter fleet.
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Endurance figures for sustained blue-water operations are solid, though replenishment cycles still constrain operational planning.