TO:
Pierre Ruike
FROM:
Maya Rowe
Hi Pierre,
It's been a while since that conference, I'm surprised you remembered a simple aerospace engineer when there were bigger names around, like that big guy from Black Wing Enterprises. To move to your question, I'm afraid I can't talk too much about the specifics of how we'd handle this problem, but we do have a few things in the works to solve a few of your problems.
As to the platform in question, I'd personally adapt the Sparrowhawk, it already has the missile capacity to put nearly everything else on the market to shame. I'm still not sure how exactly the boys managed that one, to be honest, but a single airframe can put enough ordinance in the air to get through even the thickest point defenses and still have enough to spare to splash a wing of fighters.
The sensor suite we already were using was pretty great, as they go, but the boys have been cooking something new up to replace our supply now that Axis Mechworks has gone under. As far as rugged goes, I don't mean to brag but Osman products are as tough as they come. I'm sure you've seen the inner frame of some of our frames by this point, but I think that autonomous basic maintenance says enough. And when it comes to unprepared airbases and rugged terrain, well, a variable frame is the best thing in the world for that, since it doesn't need to use gravitics for vertical landing, to say nothing of the advantages of having the ability to shift forms between a frame and a fighter.
I'll admit, this is a little bit of an out of the blue question though Pierre, I don't recall you being attached to any corporation, so I don't imagine this is corporate espionage or anything, so what's the deal?
Best,
Maya