Green aircraft would not offer significant cost savings for E-model recap

By Leigh Giangreco / June 17, 2016 at 10:00 AM
A study from the Air Force Office of Transformational Innovation has found that the use of a common business jet would not offer significant cost savings for multiple battle management command-and-control platform recapitalizations, according to the office's director. In October, OTI revealed a project exploring the use of off-the-shelf or green aircraft for multiple, E-model recapitalizations, including Compass Call (EC-130), Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (E-8), and Airborne Warning and Control System (E-3). The study considered several factors for...

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