Light combat aircraft

A light combat aircraft (LCA) is a light, multirolejet-poweredmilitary aircraft, commonly derived from jet trainer designs, designed for engaging in light combat. It can support light strike or attack missions, reconnaissance, interdiction roles, or trainer roles, and even air-to-air fighting. Light combat aircraft can also be used as cost-effective anti-drone platforms (such as against one-way attack drones and loitering munitions). This type of aircraft is generally equipped with more sensors compared to light-attack-capable jet trainers that focus on ground attack as a secondary role and armed turboprop light attack aircraft that are generally used as counter-insurgency aircraft.