Turboprops for low-threat counterinsurgency

Do modern propeller combat aircraft make sense against lightly armed insurgents?

Yes; aircraft such as the Super Tucano can work well in low-threat missions, provided the threat remains limited.

A propeller-driven combat aircraft can still be useful in a genuinely low-threat environment. The mission may not need the performance or higher operating cost of a jet. The Super Tucano already serves this counterinsurgency market. Supposedly permissive environments can become dangerous, so the threat assumption needs continual review.