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Originally posted on November 14, 2008 Please find copied below the signature a link and extended excerpt from a paper that, in my view, is one of the more thoughtful, useful and relevant discussions and analyses in "Expanding U.S. Tactical Aviation's "Approved Belief" -- per the "Discussion" Section of the Boyd Conference 2008 website. On slide 108 of his "Patterns of Conflict" briefing, Boyd laid out general observations regarding a "Counter-Guerilla Campaign." The "Vulture and the Snake" e… Continue

Today's Wall Street Journal reports, "U.S. Cancels Textron Helicopter Deal" -- a $6.2B Army contract that was supposed to produce 512 aircraft. Reportedly, estimated costs for each helicopter had risen to $14.5M from $8.6M and development costs had doubled to $942M. That could mean friendly ground forces needing air-ground integration at the platoon and police levels in Iraq and Afghanistan will continue to "get nothing and like it," in the words of Ted Knight's character in Caddyshack. http:/… Continue