Originally Posted by
JPFlyby
Flyby wrote the Conceptual System Design for all flying training as part of LM’s winning bid. Once they won it the actual system was redesigned without Flyby’s input.
Flyby was part of the JACKAL project from the outset. The platform level requirements and its configuration were instrumental. The £1.2m for 5 aircraft was just for a basic BVLOS training variant. The mission system for LMM armed JACKALs will be British and a fair amount of manufacturing will come to the UK if the country invests.
It's not often that someone has the stones to step into the bearpit that is prune, so kudos for that, and also for pushing forward an area where the west needs to up its game. For all my scepticism about smoke and mirrors, it's something that needs to be done and I'd rather it was a relatively small company that can, rather than one of the big monsters that are just full of sh*t.