This is me we’re talking about. What do you think I was flying?!
Mil 26.
I know it may appear I am being argumentative but what I am trying to illustrate is that there is a huge difference between a stated possible capability and something actually being fielded in real life.
Each of the jets we are discussing here has lots of future potential and would make a great light strike attack jet for an impoverished nation.
I still do not believe it would ever be a sensible choice for US home defence in anything except an all-out war of national survival. If the USA is down to using its training aircraft for such a task then I think we will probably all be dead by then anyway.
It is more than possible that you have more knowledge and experience of the T-X programme than myself. I am merely trying to bring an operators perspective to the conversation.
BV
PS. Downsizer, you are quite correct. I shall desist forthwith.