WAR IS OLD SCHOOL! Have you got anything for the furture?

Defence has made some absolutely stinking purchases

I would love to know in which Theaters in Australia or the PacRim can we use the Abrams tanks?

The Super Hornets are more expensive, but slower and noisier than Russian fighters. So why would we buy them?

The JSF was selected before the tender process was even completed. So how can that purchase ever truly be justified?

None of these decisions can be justified as the correct procurement processes were not engaged.

Dennis, hopefully you can still have some input into the running of Defence even though you are not in government

Neil: your link does not work http://www.ada.sn.au/

Sorry, the link is www.ada.asn.au

Google or a moment's experimenting with common domain suffixs (org, asn, etc) would have solved the problem.

There is no country in the Asia-Pacific region that Abrams tanks cannot be depoyed to or operated in. The notions that these tanks are too heavy or somehow unusable are complete myths. Tanks save lives and it is simply criminal negligence to deploy infantry without armoured support, including heavy armour (tanks) in certain tactical situations.

Thanks Dennis

I indeed imagined what the Liberal Party higher-ups would have thought of your proposals (a la "its all too hard") before I asked ya .

Nothing like rhetorical questions to expose the limitations of Coalition AND Labor politicians who bravely face (usually) more experienced Defence bureacrats/servicemen and arms sellers ;)

Pete

RE: Abrams

We'll just politely ask the bad guys to stick to highways and grass plains and deserts, shall we?

I suppose you think all those tanks were obviously a great help to the USA post the Iraq invasion?

War now days is big business, and don't pretend its anything else. The only thing that war serves, is its self. The last real war was world war two, and the threat was real. All the other wars since then, were not world threatening.( or running out of oil! thats a good reason) Little boys with their toys! I guess when the world wakes up to the con, you'll be needing to look for another job.
While real men and women are being killed, I hope your comfortable in your office.
Peace keeping! Now that is something to hope for.

P/S No punt intended.