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2025-06-05 Science & Technology

Army To Retire All Of Its Turboprop Surveillance Planes By The End Of The Year

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Posted by Besoeker 2025-06-05 00:00|| || Front Page|| [222 views ] Top

#1 L3 - FAMILY OF KING AIR ISR AIRCRAFT

Posted by Skidmark 2025-06-05 00:25|| 2025-06-05 00:25|| Front Page Top

#2 A Closer Look at The Beechcraft King Air 350 ISR Aircraft

Posted by Skidmark 2025-06-05 00:27|| 2025-06-05 00:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Really nice looking aircraft. And Dear Army, why is there an apparent gap between now and what works, and the when of this aircraft's jet replacement? The tyranny of "the schedule"? Do better, please.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2025-06-05 05:59|| 2025-06-05 05:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Possibly less expensive to contract it out or use drones.

Posted by Besoeker 2025-06-05 06:16|| 2025-06-05 06:16|| Front Page Top

#5 ...We see a GUARDRAIL about once every two weeks, shooting touch-and-goes at Columbia Regional. It's fun watching people's faces when I tell them what it can do. (low, mildly evil chuckle).

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2025-06-05 06:28|| 2025-06-05 06:28|| Front Page Top

#6 Reserve Crazy Hawk C-12's used to fly out of Orlando. Kept an eye on Cuba when tasked, sometimes when not tasked. Mostly Viet vet pilots and backseaters.

Posted by Besoeker 2025-06-05 08:11|| 2025-06-05 08:11|| Front Page Top

#7 Possibly less expensive to contract it out or use drones.

Different color of money.
Leased services vs. airframe operations and maintenance.

Posted by Skidmark 2025-06-05 09:52|| 2025-06-05 09:52|| Front Page Top

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