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I tell you I am shocked, SHOCKED. My my what would have possessed this government to come to its senses. Justin probably had the riot act read to him last week and no one wanted to see his socks.
It only took 11yrs and over 8 months for this to happen.
No, but we still have time.Helicopters, fighters, whatever. Did we at least manage not to pay half-a-billion in extra costs this time?
You shouldn’t add the RAAF buy…that stunt (aside from a waste of time and effort) was pure Maskirovka-like drama and ass-covering politics to try to feebly justify the government’s 2015 election ‘promise’ to not buy the F-35.We bought 138 F-18's 40yrs ago. Today we are buying 35% less planes than we did 40yrs ago, plus we bought another 18 used F-18's from Australia, when you factor those planes into the equation its 41% less - does that make sense to you? Yes, we no longer station planes in Germany, but I'm not sure how someone can justify buying 35% less.
Extremely unlikely - you maybe able to get some training time on some down here - but everyone who wants them isn't going to want to wait.Any chance that the 3 year time frame will be expedited with a lease and replace with the US similar to when we added the Leo 2's?
Extremely unlikely - you maybe able to get some training time on some down here - but everyone who wants them isn't going to want to wait.
Unlike the Leo2 no one has any F-35's just sitting around collecting dust -- that would be like trying to get a Leo 2 today when Germany is going to take everything they can build for the next 5-10 years...
But if you don't include the Aussie planes, then our current level of 72 operational planes would be 72-X = ? operational planes - this strengthens the argument to buy more than 88 planes.You shouldn’t add the RAAF buy…that stunt (aside from a waste of time and effort) was pure Maskirovka-like drama and ass-covering politics to try to feebly justify the government’s 2015 election ‘promise’ to not buy the F-35.
I'd be more interested in whether the delays will cost any lives --It will be interesting to see if when the dust settles did dragging our asses save us any money?
I'd be more interested in whether the delays will cost any lives --
Botswana might be getting some pretty sweet hornets with aesa radar.
Not just pilots - anywhere the RCAF didn't go due to having an old dog where they could have had a role...Yes I thought of that also but i was hoping it won't. Unlike the Seaking fiasco.
That was actually my motivation for asking, if we didn't save any money then it makes the risk less worth it. I guess part of me still holds hope the GOC will smarten up someday. Stupid me I know.![]()
Why save money when the GoC wants to increase spending? This method requires no extra procurement/technical staff.It will be interesting to see if when the dust settles did dragging our asses save us any money?