It would seem like a major step forward if those with the last say in purchasing major defence equipment for Australia could get their heads around the rather startling idea that we, as a regional player with a limited defence budget, would often (always?) be far better off with the not absolutely cutting edge, (and therefore all too often unproven), futuristic Big Boys' Toy but rather something that has been proven to work. And resist tweaking any such purchase (as has all too often been our defence purchasers' habit) to make it different from the proven product.
The C-17, (unfortunately, the lone exception that proves the rule), is perhaps the prime example of how our major defence purchases should be done.