Why don't they call them a 'Skyraider 11' and have done with that?
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https://www.defensenews.com/air/2023...anes-says-gao/
US special ops may be buying too many Armed Overwatch planes, says GAO WASHINGTON — U.S. Special Operations Command should reconsider its plan to buy 75 Armed Overwatch aircraft, a government watchdog said Thursday. The Government Accountability Office recommended the command slow down its acquisition of the AT-802U Sky Warden, its choice for Armed Overwatch program, beginning in fiscal 2025 until SOCOM carries out a more thorough analysis for the fleet.….. But the study SOCOM performed to decide it needed 75 Armed Overwatch planes “relied on unproven assumptions” and didn’t justify a fleet of that size, GAO said in its report, titled “Special Operations Forces: DOD Should Slow Acquisition of Armed Overwatch Aircraft Until It Conducts Needed Analysis.”… The department partially agreed with the recommendation to temporarily limit Armed Overwatch acquisition, but said SOCOM will also consider whether it has enough aircraft to train the first cadre of aircrew to fly the Sky Warden and set up a training pipeline…. SOCOM bought 16 Sky Wardens as of October 2023, and expects that number to rise to 28 aircraft by April 2024. https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-24-106283 |
Originally Posted by chevvron
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Why don't they call them a 'Skyraider 11' and have done with that?
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And vice versa. Which will make surveillance and weapons employment difficult. Overwatch really has to be capable of going in harm's way.
I'm sure the Defensive Aid Suite protection has been considered as part of the design spec though as it's difficult to imagine that tactics alone will suffice. |
Originally Posted by Mil-26Man
(Post 11556758)
Because there haven't been 10 Skyraiders before them.
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Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50
(Post 11556998)
Or they could call it Skyraider II. (Roman numeral 2, which I suspect is what was the intended suggestion). ;)
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