[Sequoyah101]

What pit does Lockheed have their suction in? They have done such great job on delivery of the F-22 and F-35 they are being given another preferential shot at this project? Why?

Seems like the OV-10 or something like that would be better.

[USNBandit]

Boeing has pitched a new version of the OV-10. I think cost and immediate delivery would be an issue. The AT-6 isn't done, but the manufacturing line exists already since the AT-6 is basically a T-6 with hardpoints.

We still could have done the Embraer yesterday, assembling kits in the U.S. I think the LUH-72 was done almost the same way with Eurocopter, until EADS finished a U.S. manufacturing facility. The Lakota contract was for a lot more aircraft than this COIN project.