Originally Posted by
dead_pan
Dragging the thread back on topic, I read in Flight that this procurement had been put on hold pending a review of the requirement, something about it dating back to the time of the Afghan deployment when this was seen as a good idea (i.e. cheap and rugged platform operating in an uncontested environment).
It was reported widely that the GAO recommended slowing procurement of the OA-1K Sky Warden as the fleet size hadn't been properly justified, Aviation Week said DoD officials planned to press on anyway although the eventual force size would be reanalysed.
U.S. Defense Department (DOD) officials have recommitted to the planned pace of L3Harris OA-1K Sky Warden procurement despite a new call from a government auditor to slow orders pending a fresh analysis,