Army Sought 'Universal' Radio, got Boondoggle
 

"I feel sorry for the Army," said Thomas Christie, the Pentagon's top weapons tester from 2001 to 2005. "Everything they've touched has turned to crap."

http://www.military.com/news/article...tml?ESRC=eb.nl

BMT

I'm betting there are some here who could write a 1-page solicitation to get it done. This be-all-end-all goal for every system (weapons, comms, pers equip) just irritates the hell outta me, both in terms of delay to the field and the overall geld that gets flushed.