Implications of standardising on Dave-C
All,
I had an interesting chat with some thinktankers in town last week about the future of the US defence budget and the impact of sequestration. It was largely agreed that Dave-B is in serious trouble post election (unless Romney wins, in which case the spending cuts will allegedly fall elsewhere... allegedly), leaving the USMC with Dave-C, and the RN largely stuffed.
This led me to think about Dave-B, and was wondering what it would take - a la F-110A Spectre - for the US forces to standardise on Dave-C, with, presumably the USAF jets getting a UAARSI in the back. What would the difference in performance be, and (crucially) would it save any money?
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