Originally Posted by
tnkrdrvr
SOCOM has money until you start talking airplanes, then they are just full of �. They have their own acquisitions process, but a long track record of being unable to make significant acquisitions that involve airplanes. It’s one thing to buy better rifles than big Army is willing to buy, its another to plunk down the billions involved in putting bombs on target.
Can't argue. They haven't done so hot with mini-subs either but they appear to have learned their lessons on that (long and painful). Hopefully they can apply some of that to aviation. I'd certainly like to see them break the USAF's hold on CAS, since they only seem interested in stealthy, supersonic, hyper-expensive fighters which stay high enough to keep the mud off their ascots.