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Old 11th Sep 2019, 04:12
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currawong
 
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That is currently literally the million dollar question.

There are many local operators with the capability. Sitting idle at present as the contracts went overseas.

But, state governments seem determined to hire in equipment from overseas, of a type the CSIRO found to be unsuitable for local conditions back in the eighties.

Probably more to do with public perception than effectiveness. Wow factor for the evening news and all that.
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