Textron, the builder of a new off the shelf jet named the Scorpion writes:
In an era when defence aeronautics is dominated by a handful of major fighter jet companies, Textron AirLand’s SCORPION finds a niche to squeeze into and establish a new market for itself. The SCORPION barely reached 100 flying hours when it few across the Atlantic to be presented at this year’s Farnborough Air Show. Unlike its contemporaries, this innovative jet fighter is “organically-grown” – that is fully-developed through private funding and using OTS parts instead of being a response to a government requirement, unique specifications or with development subsidized by a procurement contract.
