Bad on me... and I apologize... for my tone. But some of the posts that doubt/refute what folks know to be true need to be addressed.
When there are multiple Flag officers telling congress they want the U-2 and are willing to kill the GH, one really has to pay attention to that. Especially when they say it gives them mores capes at a better price.
But the situation is not about capabilities. It is about lobbying to save a program that N-G relies heavily on for profit. It is about politics.
Lockheed is more "diversified" (F-22, F-35, F-16, C-130, etc) and hasn't worked near as hard to push the U-2. That may be changing.
The question is "is it too late?"
Originally Posted by
Hobbit64
“Always listen to the guy on the ground"
Is that guy on the ground a politician, staffer, or lobbyist?
Or is it a Soldier, Intel Officer, or leader?