Abingdonboy
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So does this spell the end of the IJT?
Isnt that a duplication of ablities?
The jets are almost the same class..
It seems more like a statement of "we can so we will" rather than a statement of "we need, so we did".
Comparing apples and oranges:
LCH is a LIGHT attack helo- the AH-64D Blk.III is the most advanced Heavy attack helo on the planet.
The IJT-36 is an INTERMEDIATE jet trainer that is used for stage TWO training the Hawk is an AJT used for stage THREE trainng- the IJT and AJT will operate together not instead of one another they are compliments not supplements.
Similar comparsions can be drawn between the PC-7 Mk.II Basic trainer and the PC-21 advanced trainer - superficially they look very similar but they are adapted for different roles and it is the avionics and mission computers that really separate the two massively.