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Australia retires last F-111
Australia retired the last of their 32 F-111C/Gs on December 3rd. Australia kept its F-111s for so long because of the aircraft's long range, and ability to carry lots of bombs and missiles over long distances. Australia is a big place, surrounded by vast oceans. So the F-111 provided an aircraft that could get to where it was needed quickly and do what needed to be done. In the end, however, the growing expense of keeping the complex, and aging, aircraft operational led to their retirement. Smart bombs made the large payload of the of the F-111 less useful. So, after more than four decades of service, the Vark faded away. So, what does Australia have now that can reach Jakarta? Look at a map: Indonesia, overpopulated, high Islamic population. Australia, underpopulated, Western nation. You do the math. Posted by: gromky 2010-12-14 |
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