SPECIAL OPS IS GETTING NEW ARMED DRONE

摘要

Air Force Special Operations Command plans to conduct flying demonstrations of multiple armed overwatch aircraft this year, paving the way for procurement to start in fiscal 2022. AFSOC commander Lt. Gen. James Slife said the demonstration could help furnish lawmakers - who opposed funding the five armed over-watch planes in FY21-with the information they need to satisfy questions and concerns about the program. "I think we can do the program at relatively low risk based on what we've seen from the vendors who have indicated that they intend to bring platforms to demonstrate for us in the coming months," Slife said. "If it is non-developmental and it meets the requirements that SOCOM has laid out to industry, then we're interested in looking at it."