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Category Archives: Light Air Support Contract & Afghanistan
YOUR BROKEN PENTAGON: USAF WILL RE-SOLICIT PROPOSALS FOR THE LAS CONTRACT
Read this first: http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/awx_12_21_2012_p0-531685.xml&p=1 This is so ridiculous. Forest for the trees people, if we do not train and equip Afghans to provide for their own precision close air support and surveillance we will be spending billions in that country … Read the rest of this entry
IRAQ TO BUY 24 AERO VODOCHODY L-159s, USA SHOULD IMMEDIETLY PURCHASE THE REST FOR AFGHANISTAN
Please read this very recent Aviationintel piece for background: http://aviationintel.com/2012/10/08/karzai-begging-for-indigenous-aviation-assets-will-go-to-russia-china-and-india-if-us-does-not-act/ Iraq is increasingly looking toward arms sellers outside the USA for its military equipment needs. Just today the news broke the Al Maliki Government will be purchasing $4.2B worth of … Read the rest of this entry
KARZAI BEGGING FOR INDIGENOUS AVIATION ASSETS, WILL GO TO RUSSIA, CHINA, OR INDIA IF US DOES NOT ACT
Operation Enduring Freedom is eleven years old as of yesterday, it is the longest war in American history… During a recent interview, President Karzai stated: “I asked the U.S. government to equip our air force with weapons, intelligence and transport … Read the rest of this entry
USAF TO CONTINUE LAS BID WITH MODIFICATINS
Just buy a damn aircraft already! Its a turboprop light attack and observation aircraft destined for another country for goodness sake, not a stealth bomber. The Brazilian built Embraer Super Tucano is better suited for Afghan use than the AT-6. … Read the rest of this entry
AND THE HITS JUST KEEP ON COMING: USAF CANCELS LAAS CONTRACT OVER PROCUREMENT PROCESS ISSUES!
Yet another shining example on this Tuesday of the USAF’s uncanny inability to make straightforward decisions or run even a small procurement program! After years of morphing the counter-insurgency focused light attack aircraft requirement into a various programs, the USAF … Read the rest of this entry
South Africa’s Paramount Group’s AHRLAC May Be The LAS Aircraft That The USAF Is Looking For
With all the talk about the LAS contract and the AT-6′s demise as a competitor, maybe the USAF is looking in completely the wrong place for it’s LAS solution. The Paramount Group’s Armed High-Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft (AHRLAC) is being built specifically for the missions … Read the rest of this entry
Light Attack Bomb Shell: AT-6 No Longer A Contender For LAS
This really was a shocker. The AT-6 program seemed to have been the USAF’s favorite for the Light Air Support competition as the T-6 is already commonly used throughout the USAF as a trainer and it’s systems were well integrated and … Read the rest of this entry
FINALLY, Someone Realizes That A High-Low Combat Aircraft Mix Is Not Only Logical But May Be Absolutely Necessary
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/asd/2011/11/10/02.xml&headline=Libya%20Ops%20Show%20Need%20For%20Lower-Cost%20Strike NATO seems to be realizing that a one size fits all, high-end only, fast jet inventory makes air campaigns that last months VERY EXPENSIVE. The dollars add up not just in operational costs but also when it comes to the flight time that gets racked … Read the rest of this entry
THE USAF’s AT-6 COIN PLATFORM LOOKS LIKE A WINNER
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/generic/story_channel.jsp?channel=defense&id=news/awst/2011/05/16/AW_05_16_2011_p48-316178.xml&headline=AT-6%20Seen%20As%20Versatile%20Combat%20Aircraft&next=0 I am a BIG supporter of a dedicated CAS/FAC-A/COIN platform that can loiter for long periods of time and can deliver precision ordinance. Right now using F-16s and F-15Es for this task is like taking a Ferrari on a cross-country road … Read the rest of this entry
