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Old 12th Jul 2010, 05:00
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BentStick
 
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All the talk about the NH-90 series being composite therefore not corroding belies the fact that we've operated Sea Kings for 30+ years and the Black Hawk for 25 years without them 'rusting out'! [don't mention the Huey]
They didn't rust out because we spent a gazillion dollars on deeper maintenance! Composite airframes involve much lower DM costs, allowing you to spend more of your finite defence budget at the sharp end.

More Chinooks and newer Black Hawks was the correct answer. This combo seems to work real well in ops.
Only if the question starts with "If money were no object..." and ends with ".....an unlimited supply of TRGBs".
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