Originally Posted by Gnadenburg
Can anyone explain why the Sea Hawk was not used on the ANZAC frigates? It has some seemingly obvious advantages- in service already, US Navy has integrated the missile and torpedo that Australia must have spent a fortune in doing with the Sea Sprite, infrastructure and simulator in place etc etc.
Another lazy billion down the drain courtesy of defence. Who are these people?
Gnadenburg the ANZACs have all gone away with S-70 on board. So the Sea Sprite is redundant. Mind you the ANZACs were fitted Beazley-style "for but not with" so required the ASM capability. I don't think the S-70 has (eg) Penguin capability, now they're carrying Harpoon the OTH anti-surface requirement has disappeared.
Bin the friggin lot of 'em and litigate litigate litigate!