SOCOM plans four demo flights for each Armed Overwatch candidate

摘要

Candidate platforms for US Special Operations Command's (SOCOM's) Armed Overwatch manned aircraft competition will each fly four demonstration flights between 14 June and 23 July at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. During the annual Special Operations Forces Industry Conference (SOFIC) on 17 May James Smith, SOCOM acquisition executive, said that the command will evaluate if the contenders can meet the runway requirements for austere take-off and landing as well as whether they have the required range and endurance. Inert weapons will also be deployed on a range.