Re: EP-3 replacement?

On 26 Nov 2003 02:31:02 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (s.p.i.) wrote:

>A G-V or EMB-145. I still question the wisdon of putting such high
>value mission on airframes that are well designed to withstand failure
>as opposed to damage. Eventually we will run up against an adversary

Remember, *all* the aircraft performing these various missions (RC-12, RC-7,
RC-135, EP-3) are based on (if not converted directly from) civilian designs.

So far this has not been an issue, so it seems reasonable for the replacement
to follow the same course.

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