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LAS in, LAS out: Counter-Insurgency Planes for the USA and its Allies

LAS in, LAS out: Counter-Insurgency Planes for the USA and its Allies

Winner (click to view full) The USA needs a plane that can provide effective precision close air support and JTAC training, and costs about $1,000 per flight hour to operate – instead of the $15,000+ they’re paying now to use advanced jet fighters at 10%...
LAS in, LAS out: Counter-Insurgency Planes for the USA and its Allies

Lockheed & Mitsubishi’s F-2 Fighter may be replaced with ATD-X (X-2)

Mitsubisihi F-2s (click to view full) Japan already produces F-15J Eagle aircraft under license from Boeing, and in 1987 they selected Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter jet as the basis for a “local” design that would replace its 1970s era F-1s. The aim was to...
LAS in, LAS out: Counter-Insurgency Planes for the USA and its Allies

Re-engining the E-8 JSTARS

E-8C JSTARS: Before (click to view full) The USA’s E-8 JSTARS is a Boeing 707-300 derivative that provides a picture of the ground situation analogous to the E-3 AWACS’ picture of the air situation. JSTARS aircraft use their radars to determine the...