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originally posted by: RadioRobert
originally posted by: JIMC5499
Dust off the OV-10 design. Build new airframes, taking advantage of new materials. Update the avionics to the new standard data bus. Sell them to both the Air Force and the Marines. Lightly loaded OV-10's can take off from the Marines helicopter carriers and can operate from short rough fields.
Problem solved.
Just as an aside, did you know a couple of Broncos were still being used by SOF until very recently? Maybe when they finish the eval, you'll get your wish
originally posted by: pteridine
Doing a tryout now against ISIS. Navy Airdale with NFO in the back seat.
www.cnn.com...
originally posted by: RadioRobert
originally posted by: pteridine
Doing a tryout now against ISIS. Navy Airdale with NFO in the back seat.
www.cnn.com...
Brace yourself, but ..... CNN has got it wrong.
They are done with the eval deployment and back home. They are just tallying up the "score".
*Sadly, despite being a fan of both aircraft, I don't think they're going to bring them back, for the same reason that I don't think they'll keep/refurb A-10's. Trying to get away from multiplatforms and streamline the services. But there are things an OV-10 can do that even an A-10 can't. SO maybe they find the motivation to bring them back.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: pteridine
The Army won't take it unless the Air Force pays for it. They're having their own money problems, and are about to accelerate the light scout FVL program, because they got rid of their scouts to save money, then found out that didn't work so well.
originally posted by: Zaphod58
a reply to: pteridine
Right now there's no money to take away from anyone and shuffle anywhere. They're barely paying for the upgrades that they have to have now, let alone for a new tacair aircraft, for anyone.
originally posted by: justwanttofly
The A-29 is the answer. It's already won a competition a few years ago aimed at replacing the A-10 before it was mothballed because of political reasons. It provides the majority of the capabilities of the A-10 at a fraction of the cost. Not to mention that the US is already flying them while they train pilots from the Afghani Air Force.
... while the F-35 would be superb in the role, it would be far too expensive to operate in a permissive environment.
originally posted by: redoubt
Just singling this critter out, and based solely on my ever so humble opinion, the F-35 is the next Bell P-39 Airacobra; much time and effort offered but the product was just not what it was designed to be.
originally posted by: justwanttofly
a reply to: pteridine
It's being co-manufactured with Sierra Nevada Corporation with some other smaller US companies providing hardware as far as I know.