The Air Force is open to using Textron’s [TXT] Scorpion as its next close air support (CAS) platform, a top general said Friday, providing a boost to the company’s hopes of finding a buyer for its self-financed aircraft.“It could, that’s not something that’s outside the realm,” Air Combat Command (ACC) chief Gen. Herbert Carlisle told reporters during a briefing at the Pentagon. “We have gone out and looked at other platforms to see if they could meet the low-end CAS…
