Australia-NZ-Joint-Defense-Force:
Do away with the US entirely, I wonder?
Sorry John. It was suggested we do away with our US alliance.
And be replaced by some type of combined, inter-operable Australian & New Zealand defence force.
Laugh! Cunning ploy though. You probably want us to foot the bill for the replacement of all that block obsolescence.
The steely eyed Kiwi fighting man:
http://www.airforce.mil.nz/about-us/band/default.htm