Paris Air Show: Low-Cost Warplanes Draw Attention

Air Truck AT-802U (Photo from The Free Republic)

From The Wall Street Journal:

PARIS -- Some of the warplanes drawing the most attention at this year's Paris Air Show are some of the slowest.

Aerospace and defense companies are trying to capitalize on the growing appeal of low-cost planes packed with high-tech surveillance gear and weapons. These planes are suddenly in vogue as the costliest warplanes are falling out of favor at the Pentagon.

At the Le Bourget airfield outside Paris, Air Tractor Inc., of Olney, Texas, is displaying its prototype Air Truck AT-802U, which is essentially a two-seat combat-ready crop-duster with weapons and advanced electronics.

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My Comment: Lack of money is hitting everyone ... including the arms trade