For those predisposed to a negative interpretation of everything Globetel, they naturally assume that the LOE alternative Globetel has PR'd is inferior to the 08 Trident Warrior exercise.
DD posted on the topic tells me that LOE's can occur in the context of a variety operational development initiatives. As such it appears to leave open the possibilities that the LOE option could be either a superior or inferior opportunity for Globetel as compared with the Trident exercises.
I do have the suspicion that at the time they applied for the TW exercise, the package Globetel put together may have described airship capabilities that are not consistent with the recent TAO videos, and the Navy may have backed off on their commitment to Globetel on that basis.
But by the same token however, the recent TAO developments may have hit a sympathetic nerve that caused an accelerated shift in the procurement process.
Context is everything.
One must be a mind reader to know, which leaves one with the option of gambling. Luck hasn't been with Globetel, as I see it.
It would be nice if the company could clarify this since it is a vital question. In lieu of said clarification, the conservative approach is to assume the negative.
All imo.
