Originally Posted by
KenV
How long will that last? USAF has bought NAVAIR managed tactical aircraft in the past, but USN has never (that I can think of) bought USAF managed tactical aircraft. Yeah, I know, its a "joint" program office, but lets face it, USAF as the biggest and most committed customer runs that "joint" office. Me thinks USN/NAVAIR will chafe and there will be changes there. And NAVAIR has always managed USMC aircraft, so I doubt there will ever be three program offices. So maybe two program offices in the future? One to manage the As and the other to manage the Bs and Cs? And if that happens it will be interesting to see how FMS is handled, seeing as some FMS customers have As and some Bs.
My only comment is that the Joint Program Office that we had to deal with during T-6 Texan II implementation was ...
I cannot actually post my sentiments. Suffice to say that at long last, the Navy did end up with the T-6B.