This is my thinking in what we should be aiming for but I do think increasing an F35Bs range by 2/3 is more of a plus than you seem to. Comparing it to a voyager is non sensical IMO as no ship born AAR will come close to what it offers but the point of ship born AAR is to give a smaller version of that capability in an area where voyager can’t get to due to a multitude of reasons.Timmymagic wrote: I just can't see the point of V-22 or V-247 as AAR platforms. CMV-22 for COD, CSAR and AAR as a small, limited bonus perhaps. V-247 for AEW, UCAV or ISTAR make sense. It just doesn't appear to come close to passing a cost/benefit analysis.
If your buying a variant of the V-22 for COD you might as well get a couple more with the removable AAR set up. But yes as always it comes down to money and IMO the decision making needs to be taken further away from the treasury across all departments.