Folks,
I am really surprised this has not got more attention.
Firstly, because if (and bl-----y big if) it was done right, there could be a major rationalization of military airspace boundaries, to the very great benefit of just about every sector of civil aviation ----- without ANY REAL impact on military training.
The amount of mil. airspace in Australia is absurd.
One study, some time ago, showed that there was more mil. restricted airspace around Nowra/Richmond/Willi. than the whole of the US. But let's not dwell on the US, have a close scrute of NATO restricted airspace, it is minuscule, compared to Australia.
The savings of the proposal are not limited to staff/equipment rationalization, my guess is that saving to industry could well exceed the direct savings to AsA/Defence.
But don't hold your breath, I have lost count of the number of times something like this has been "agreed", in the last 20 years, ain't happened yet. Defence is just as moribund as AsA on this sort of thing.
Tootle pip!!