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Yes, they are. That is exactly the reason why we did not employ any such 'grasshoppers' in Angola as they could be taken out by RPG-7 i the hands of cubans. I am not joking - one mission we had Dak come back with an RPG 7 hung in its tail. Impalas were there for that mission - in same league as K-8s as SA-7s were constantly a threat; flying in always at around 100m or lower.
For low level insurgency it is an overkill if mission is using standoff weapons. Ahrlac will do the job fine. Cheap and effective.
http://www.ahrlac.com/technical-overview.html
http://www.ahrlac.com/platform-overview.html
This look replacement of SMs, don't look in class of Super Tucano etc.
If a UCAV version is made it will be very good to have.
IOMAX Archangle looks better option
It's complicated situation as there are many similar systems are available, but with systems Maritime option available it will be good to have.