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Old 4th Dec 2008, 02:57
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Australian Air Force Campaigns For 100 F-35s

Dec 3, 2008
By Bradley Perrett


The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is stepping up its lobbying efforts for a full order of 100 F-35 Lightning IIs, a number that has been officially endorsed but could easily be trimmed in a defense white paper due next year.

The chief of the air force, Air Marshal Mark Binskin, strongly defends the choice of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 as its next fighter, arguing that it will be part of an integrated airpower system and the country could not hope to find better.


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Australian Air Force Campaigns For 100 F-35s | AVIATION WEEK


Australians don't really want those airplanes. Bush is makin' 'em do it.
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