the fact that other countries like the USA * with about thirty times the amount of traffic in a similar land area
Eh? Last week you said it was twenty. Besides, 80% of Australia's landmass never sees a human, let alone a low-level aeroplane. Compare apples with apples, Dick, otherwise your arguments are non-sensical.
I’m sure we have all heard the criticism of the joint strike fighter project. Let’s hope that criticism is not true.
What, have the yanks stuffed up something else?