Nothing like a bit of aeros and form, couple of jollies, a few sim rides and a bunch of 'boys own' articles to underpin becoming a 'prominent defence analyst' - Wikipedia says so so it must be true. What, no extensive professional experience or background? The credibility given by the media without much apparent question has to be a worry. Does squeaky wheel mean anything?
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~carlo/ckprof.html
Anyway, draw your own conclusions.