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2007-03-06 Down Under

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Posted by Snuling Gloling9123 2007-03-06 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The JSF is the most suitable aircraft for Australia's future combat and strike needs

The JSF is the most suitable aircraft for anyone's future combat and strike needs.

Posted by gorb 2007-03-06 01:44|| 2007-03-06 01:44|| Front Page Top

#2 JIT for Aussies , as RIAN.RU > RUSSIA to develop NEW MILITARY DOCTRINE to challenge NATO, i.e. preparing for situations invol a uni-polar world whose wierd and mysterious lone [fascist?]superpower insists on acting mil unilaterally. ALSO, RIAN/SPACEWAR > RUSSIA > new TU-160 bombers [all new TWO of them] can penetrate any defense and destroy any Euro city andor Mil-NATO target. IOW, RUSSIA SHOWS EUROPE THE LOVE BY THREATENING TO BOMB EUROS INTO BORSCH-WEENIES.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-03-06 02:18|| 2007-03-06 02:18|| Front Page Top

#3 OTOH, YAHOO/AP > NASA claims does NOT have enuff $$$ to hunt down and track ALL Earth-threatening/killing asteroids-comets, ergo won't get done. ALL TOGETHER NOW, WID FEELING, WE'RE doomed Doomed DOOMED D-O-O-M-E-D DDDOOOMMMEEEDDD, THEY TELLS YA, DDDDDDDDDDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMEEEEEEDDDDDDDD. ONLY THE GUBMINT BY SAVE US BY FAILING TO PROTECT US.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-03-06 02:22|| 2007-03-06 02:22|| Front Page Top

#4 Well, gorb, the Eurofighter is probably...

Oh, wait, you said "combat."

Never mind.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2007-03-06 07:09|| http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[http://home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2007-03-06 07:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Excuse me! SIX BILLION Dollars for 24 Super Hornets! I do believe there is a typo in this article. That would put the price per plane at $250,000,000. That is one expensive airplane Lucy!

Posted by Chiper Threreger8956 2007-03-06 09:19|| 2007-03-06 09:19|| Front Page Top

#6 That would put the price per plane at $250,000,000.

That's Australian dollars. Not to be confused with the greenback. That's probably with missiles, bombs, spares, etc.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2007-03-06 09:24|| http://timurileng.blogspot.com]">[http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2007-03-06 09:24|| Front Page Top

#7 US development costs are over $40 billion. UK contributed ~$2 billion to development, but Australia is a tier 3 contributor (about $150 million or so IIRC) to development costs.

So their cost per plane is higher.

It will be interesting to see what configuration they chose. There's been political controversy in Oz over this purchase, btw.

Posted by occasional observer 2007-03-06 09:28|| 2007-03-06 09:28|| Front Page Top

#8 Good choice. Only problem with Hornets is they have short legs.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2007-03-06 09:59|| 2007-03-06 09:59|| Front Page Top

#9 RUSSIA SHOWS EUROPE THE LOVE BY THREATENING TO BOMB EUROS INTO BORSCH-WEENIES.

*happy sigh* You do have a way with words, JosephM! And only two of the new bombers? Not exactly a frightening fleet.

Posted by trailing wife 2007-03-06 12:58|| 2007-03-06 12:58|| Front Page Top

#10 doesn't matter because Indonesia has more planes than us, more people than us and more guns than us.

Without US protection it's not going to be long before they invade.

And how long can the US protect us if our beloved allies have to fight on so many fronts: Iraq, Afghanistan, soon-to-be Iran, not forgetting Russia and China waiting in the wings to test themselves militarily....

I tell you fellow rantburgers, I am in fear of the future.

Posted by anon1 2007-03-06 21:31|| 2007-03-06 21:31|| Front Page Top

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