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2024-09-11 Science & Technology

Watchdog challenges SOCOM's plan to buy new armed aircraft to watch over special ops troops

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Posted by Besoeker 2024-09-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 L3Harris OA-1K Sky Warden

Posted by Skidmark 2024-09-11 00:44|| 2024-09-11 00:44|| Front Page Top

Hopefully whatever they pick will have a STOL and air delivery capability.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-09-11 05:22|| 2024-09-11 05:22|| Front Page Top

#3 They still have a bad taste from the L3 C-27J

"newly built C-27Js were being sent directly to the Davis–Monthan Air Force Base boneyard"

Posted by Skidmark 2024-09-11 07:17|| 2024-09-11 07:17|| Front Page Top

#4 Once again, an example of the AF dissing a plane that the Army wants.

Posted by ed in texas 2024-09-11 08:45|| 2024-09-11 08:45|| Front Page Top

#5 Re #1 pic: Now doesn't that look familiar? Everything old is new again?

Posted by Mercutio 2024-09-11 08:54|| 2024-09-11 08:54|| Front Page Top

#6 @ Insty: BIDEN’S INCREASINGLY HOLLOW MILITARY: Small fleet, fewer flights weaken Army aircraft training, report says.

Posted by Frank G 2024-09-11 09:47|| 2024-09-11 09:47|| Front Page Top

#7 A-29 Super Tucano

Not special enough.
Everybody's got some.
No upsell margin for L3.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-09-11 15:44|| 2024-09-11 15:44|| Front Page Top

#8 I thought the F4U Corsair had a cockpit so far back that the pilot had to guess what was under the nose ... The A-29 Super Turcano looks like it has a better cockpit for "eyeballing" terrain in close air support than this beast.

Posted by magpie 2024-09-11 18:18|| 2024-09-11 18:18|| Front Page Top

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