I'm still skeptical about a total abandonment of the program. I can believe they will cut back on it, but not eliminate it entirely. Perhaps they're trying to find a way to pressure the manufacturers to provide lower cost alternatives in the program...lest they lose the program totally. On the upside, they are looking into even better technologies, rather than just relying on COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) tech as an end all.
But if they do abandon it entirely, I think they are making the mistake of a lifetime.
Sea Demon
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