A shrewd move
IIRC wasn't there a version of the Bronco which had a turret mounted gun / cannon?
I think that with some modern avionics & sensors, uprated engines and a defensive suite added to a decent turretted cannon and then rig it for CVR-7's and / or a couple of Hellfires (well...they do hang them off UAVs) for long range punch and bunker-busting it could be a hell of a good option.