Posted on 12/31/2007 4:43:52 AM PST by sukhoi-30mki
Technology Briefs
Australia may cancel Boeing contract, report says
Australia will review its air-combat spending program, which includes a $5.8 billion deal for 24 F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter bombers from Boeing, the Sydney Morning Herald reported today.
The review is being will start "as soon as practicably possible," a spokesperson for Defense Minister Joel Fitzgibbon said in an e-mail.
Fitzgibbon took office after Kevin Rudd's Labor Party defeated John Howard's Liberal-National coalition government last month.
The government may cancel the Boeing deal or try to renegotiate it, the Herald said.
Former Defense Minister Brendan Nelson agreed to buy the planes in March. He drew criticism for not involving Australia's defense chiefs.
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1. The Aussies probably want the Raptor.
2. Who uses AOL anyway?
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Who wouldn't? There are two versions of the Hornet, and it seems like both are equally disliked. I'm sure the F18 is much cheaper though.
After sitting in AU for the last month, I guarantee you they don’t want the Raptor. They want CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP. Perhaps some old F5s would fill their bill. Disgusting what is happening here.
What they would really like is a replacement for the F-111, and there is nothing out there that will do it.
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