If you talk about bean counters - here is a cheaper alternative to a MC-130J Combat Spear dropping it..Albeit might need an escort of AH-64D/E and the cost of turning Erickson Aircrane into battlefield use albeit same airframe has not been used for damn near 4 deacdes...and probably some decent CAP overhead,
cheers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2qLuASjKXo