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Vat is Jetstream
DEA aviation with their aircraft? Aircraft modified with the kit for Surveillance. How many surveillance cameras in all visual and IR ranges does an Atlas have bar spotters holding binos? DEA have the equipment and the skill set.
What figues do I need to show? The fuel burn of 4 Europrop TP400 engines or 2 PT6A turboprops? Right people with the right tools doing the right job. Maybe the Journo watching this should ask the question why we do not have the military tools to do local coastal control monitoring. Sorry, no RAF or Navy ex officers in Government. Just short service infantry grunts and weekend warriors. The former shout the loudest about the problem it seems.
Totally agree with you, current assists being used seem to be totally overkill when all you need is a few DA’s which are economical with a good range.
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