Ahhh the LCOS;
SOLVING THE PROBLEMS OF THE 21 CENTURY WITH THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE 60s
Come to think of it, you could apply similar logic to the Clark Government's political ideology.
Seriously though, do we think the NZ Government is likely to fork out the bucks for new choppers, new/upgraded Hercs and an upgrade to the P-3, having forked out all the capital procurement money on the super high priority VIP 757's??
And if they do, who the hell is going to be left to fly them?? $hite pay, a Government that treats them like 2nd class citizens, and worst of all; having to live in Bulls
But ask the Minister of Defence, there is neither a recruitment or morale problem in the New Zealand Army Air Transport Flight
Good luck Chaps and Chapesses!