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Old 15th Jan 2010, 10:35
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Sorry, it's a bit of a running joke (or open sore?) in Oz since RAAF handed over the new S-70s to Army in the late 1980s.

Quite agree, senior officers squabbling over their slice of the pie is an unedifying sight. When the pie is either shrinking, or is perceived to be shrinking, the worst in people is brought out.

For what it's worth I think taking eyes off what may give us the fright of our lives 10 years from now is a poor course of action. Do we want to take the fight to the baddies under friendly skies, or hand over supremacy of the air to the other team?
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