Originally Posted by
Maggie Island
If Australia could get its hands on the EA-18G I doubt there’s much the US wouldn’t sell to us. The fetish in this thread about buying British is heartwarming, but when was the last time Australia made a major defence acquisition from the UK? Better yet when was the last time the RAN purchased an RN platform??
There is no fetish - it's just the solution that best fits what we've been told about the events leading up to the announcement. It might be wrong, but time will tell.