200 & 500
Peruasive comments on the face of it. But I came across many senior DoD officials (uniformed and otherwise) during my time in the Capital that had a very different perspective. All eggs in one basket is not necessarily a wise long-term strategy.
As I understand it Eurofighter GmbH wouldn't give the time of day to Australia after the Air 6000 "competition"
Not quite that severe jw, but along with the French and the Russians, everyone was somewhat disenchanted with the then Government's behaviour (note, not DoD officials, who were mostly out of the loop). And if you think that Oz wouldn't countenance a deal with Sukhoi, a previous OZ CAF (unsurprisingly, not Angus) once told me that he'd do a deal with the devil if it was in the best interests of the RAAF.
fortunatley for the JSF they built in an eight year buffer
Already looking so very wrong!
plus another few billion $$$ as wriggle room
Again, wrong by zillions!
Whatever, I sincerely hope that the RAAF eventually ends up in far better shape than the RAF now finds itself
