Remember that Defence, in particular, and Public Works who buy things.... There's always a mismatch between the evolution of technology and the ability of the system to buy stuff. Why were we successful in Afghanistan? We walked in with a service-based model where the technology was allowed to evolve rapidly. They bought services, and we were integrated directly into the combat operation. The soldiers flew the systems—not pilots, but soldiers. We took care of the flight critical pieces. That will always be the case.
On December 2nd, 2014. See this statement in context.