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Originally Posted by Wraith601
Of course not but the F-15E/K/SG or whatever model you want is not only much cheaper than the Eurofighter it also offers logistical commonality with the US and still outclasses anything anyone else in the region will have for a long time.
If Australia could get over their pilot shortage issues they could easily field a force of 120-150 F-15s. Name someone in the region who can come anywhere close to countering that?
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That's what I keep saying. However the Super Hornet would save us some cash since it has greater commonality with our existing fleet.
And I wouldn't freak out too much about the pilots issue, we should probably just start paying the glory-hogs 250k a year, it's not like there's a LOT of them or anything.