Light Attack Aircraft?
An outsiders view, but is there not a case to bin/ cut JCA numbers and replace them with Super Tucano for CAS/COIN ops?
Greater endurance, cheaper to run, and cuts out AFJT for some pilots as you would need an extra course/Squadron based at Lynton, for which one would have thought most of the infrastructure already exists?
Justification? For the cost of a single JCA ($89 million flyaway cost estimated in FY 2010), you could have:
*10 Super Tucanos
*15 AT-6B Texans
Just my 2p, like I said, its an outsiders view, I am sure there are a fair few reasons why this wouldnt work.
Last edited by WannabeCrewman; 11th Jul 2010 at 14:45.