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Textron Scorpion: Solution in search of a problem?

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Here's an interesting article on the new Textron Scorpion, which I didn't know existed until I read the article:

How ISIS, Boko Haram could change the way countries purchase air power - Fortune

Of course, Forbes is a financial journal, not aeronautical, so the coverage is going to be about the money part.

According to its Wikipedia article, the Scorpion has a composite airframe, and uses a lot of off-the-shelf airframe parts from Cessna bizjets.

It will be interesting to see if this venture pans out, or if its market space isn't already owned by UAVs.
 
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