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Shomer escribió:............pero lo que me llama la atención es que sigan metiéndole dinero al proyecto sin tener aun pedidos firmes.
poliorcetes escribió:Define "reducido"
Shomer escribió:Por cierto, RT News lo ha denominado: -Un avión asesino de ataque contra indefensos-
La verdad es que no se si con este titular lo están descalificando o promocionando.
https://actualidad.rt.com/actualidad/vi ... indefensos
En fin.. Que cara tiene esta gente!
Orel escribió:Como detalle mío, no hay con las capacidades del A-10, los modelos que se barajan son bien menos capaces: AT-6, SuperTucano, Scorpion...
McCain’s 300 Low-End Fighters A ‘Great Idea:’ CSAF Gen. Goldfein
By COLIN CLARK
on January 18, 2017 at 4:14 PM
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WASHINGTON: A key part of Sen. John Mclain’s alternative defense budget proposal is the rapid purchase of 300 “low-cost, light-attack fighters that would require minimal work to develop.”
I asked Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein today what he thought of McCain’s proposal, contained in Restoring American Power. “Great idea,” he said, pointing to the long war we’ve fought against Islamic terrorists and other violent extremists. While America needs F-22s and F-35s in case of war with China, Russia, Iran or North Korea, Goldfein said those aircraft need a break from flying the regular missions into permissive environments such as those found in Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and other theaters where US aircraft execute Close Air Support (CAS) and other operations that don’t require stealth, high speed or other expensive and sophisticated capabilities.
Scorpion by Textron 1
Scorpion by Textron
After his talk at the glamorous new headquarters of the American Enterprise Institute, Goldfein spoke with me briefly and confirmed that the Air Force already is talking with defense companies about possible aircraft for the job. The head of Air Force public affairs, Brig. Gen. Edward Thomas, then spoke with reporters after Goldfein left the building, confirming there is no money in the budget — this year or next (so far) — to fund this effort. He also confirmed that this aircraft is in keeping with the Air Force plan to buy a new fighter capable of CAS, known as OA-X.
I asked Goldfein if the Scorpion aircraft, built on spec by Textron AirLand, was one of the aircraft under consideration and he said yes. The other planes already being considered for OA-X are Embraer’s A-29 Super Tucanos and Beechcraft’s AT-6. With ardent A-10 supporter Sen. Kelly Ayotte having lost her seat, it will be interesting to see how Congress shapes the CAS decisions the Air Force hopes to make.
poliorcetes escribió:No se pueden asumir los costos del F-35 para COIN
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