Tx for all your responses.
So far ,the main points u all put is No body will give
trouble
to Oz.Therefore,wether it is one or 5 air tanker in services
do not matter.
Well.If Oz think No body will disturb them,then why did they
order
billion of dollars of the controversial Super hornets and
JSF ,3 Airwarfare Destoryer--AWD and even thinking of
new subs with cruise missiles?
Pl read here for discusions the projects from
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/retired-raaf-vicemarshal-abandon-f35-buy-f22s-updated-02681/
Why does Oz spend more than A$20 billion on defense
annually,
almost the gavaman expenditure of Singapore!
Oz is rich in underground resources.This is the magnet for
wrong thinking to disturb Oz.
In WW2,Germany sub approached the shore of Oz...
Pl read this and other papers how Oz talking about rising
power
in Asia and the military spending affecting Oz.
http://www.aspi.org.au/publications/publication_details.aspx?ContentID=176&pubtype=6
Strategic Insight 42 - Asian military trends and
their implications for Australia Thursday, 3
July 2008 Australia's military capability edge in the
Asian region has been facilitated by a relative economic advantage
that is now eroding. Asian militaries are now expanding and
acquiring sophisticated capabilities. This paper, authored by
Andrew Davies, examines the drivers of this trend and looks at the
implications for Australia.
However,I find the author is too confident on the
capabilty on
RAAF in the ability in air refuelling.This is one of the 3
factors
he put RAAF has the edge over Asiasn air force.
But he forgets the CURRENT in service situation of mid air
refuel
tanker in Oz!!
As at the date of publication in July 2008,ALL old air tanker
were
retired and NO new tanker is officially in service.
Just one is under post- conversion testing.
Further,the old tankers have been retiring in the recent
years.
So,how many pilots,both for air tanker
and other RAAF pilots,NOW capable for mid air refuel is a
question mark.
Ironically, the most contentious of
capabilities—the Royal Australian Air Force’s
(RAAF) air combat force—is actually very well
placed to meet any regional challenge. The air
forces of Southeast Asia are likely to remain
modest in size and will not have the full suite
of support capabilities in the form of air-to-air
refuelling, electronic warfare self-protection
and attack systems and airborne early
warning aircraft that the RAAF will have.
Norman Ashworth Monday, 14 July 2008
is interesting.
2.Credible
defense force is a big chip in negotiation
In 2 nd century or 21 st century.
Armed Force is the main power when u have dispute
with other countries.Who knows u will has a dispute?
When u cant resolve in negotitation table....
No body know when u need to push the button to activate
armed force.....and when do u need the air tanker...
Dunt rely on FPDA,which is a one way assistance to help
Singapore,but not the other way round.
SG,UK,MY and NZ dunt hAVE THE obligation to help Oz.
Besides,there is no fighters in NZ.
ST Engineering just delivered a Multi Role Transport Plan to
NZ.
http://www.stengg.com/pressroom/press_releases_read.aspx?paid=1270
Conversion work on the aircraft was carried out at ST
Aerospace's US facility, ST Mobile Aerospace Engineering (MAE),
where MAE converted the aircraft from an all passenger arrangement
to a multi-role configuration that allows the carriage of
passenger, freight, mixed passenger-freight, Very-Important-Persons
(VIP) and Aero-Medical Evacuation.
