AFSOC plans for next-generation manned aircraft to replace U-28

By Rachel Cohen / April 24, 2018 at 11:58 AM
Air Force Special Operations Command is fleshing out requirements for a next-generation, manned aircraft to fly intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions as the U-28 is phased out. Requirements are still in draft form but could be approved by the end of the year. Their pending validation is the result of an analysis of alternatives run by Johns Hopkins University for U.S. Special Operations Command that reviewed more than 1,300 possible aircraft. Service spokeswoman Capt. Keavy Rake told Inside Defense AFSOC...

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