How War Went Retro and the Pentagon Was Left Behind

It should be a relatively simple process. There are aircraft already flying, doing the mission. Take 3-5, do some testing to figure out which one comes closest to meeting our needs, then buy them. It should not take years, don't confuse missions, don't add on nice to have during the testing. Take the one that most closely meets the mission. This isn't rocket science.

Agreed. That is until Congress gets involved

Simply not the Pentagon procurement way!