Way back in the 60s, Australia bought 24 F111's, that's right a whole 24, in the last ten years, we bought some more(not sure on numbers) 2nd hand from the US. Now, in all their wisdom, they have decided to scrap the F111's for the new F22 raptor, that doesn't become available for a number of years.
So as a stop gap, we have bought a number of Super Hornets.
I heard on the radio today, some ****in saying that the Super Hornet was the wrong plane to buy because; they were not real fast, not stealthy and no match for the new Mig that has been bought by Indonesia.
Canberra will never admit that Indonesia is a threat to Australia, but the deciding factor for buying the F111's was they were the only bomber with enough fuel to fly from Darwin to Jakarta and return. Most of our sharp end army and airforce are also at Darwin.
With Indonesia being the largest Muslim country on earth, and their unwillingness to do much about fundamentalist terrorism, we have a right to be worried. Indonesia is an Archipelago of 1800 islands with hundreds of million population standing shoulder to shoulder making it almost impossible to patrol as far as customs are concerned.
So, my question is, Is the Super Hornet a good bit of gear, or is it a dud? We already have the FA/18 hornet.
We have no navy air arm any more, that went with the HMAS Melbourne back in the eighties, with the Skyhawkes. There was talk of the Navy buying HMS Invincible and getting a handful of Harriers, but that never happened.
So, come on, Pro's and Con's please
Freddie
So as a stop gap, we have bought a number of Super Hornets.
I heard on the radio today, some ****in saying that the Super Hornet was the wrong plane to buy because; they were not real fast, not stealthy and no match for the new Mig that has been bought by Indonesia.
Canberra will never admit that Indonesia is a threat to Australia, but the deciding factor for buying the F111's was they were the only bomber with enough fuel to fly from Darwin to Jakarta and return. Most of our sharp end army and airforce are also at Darwin.
With Indonesia being the largest Muslim country on earth, and their unwillingness to do much about fundamentalist terrorism, we have a right to be worried. Indonesia is an Archipelago of 1800 islands with hundreds of million population standing shoulder to shoulder making it almost impossible to patrol as far as customs are concerned.
So, my question is, Is the Super Hornet a good bit of gear, or is it a dud? We already have the FA/18 hornet.
We have no navy air arm any more, that went with the HMAS Melbourne back in the eighties, with the Skyhawkes. There was talk of the Navy buying HMS Invincible and getting a handful of Harriers, but that never happened.
So, come on, Pro's and Con's please
Freddie
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