With all the announcements in the last 6 months of US troops, planes, ships
visiting and training here and now even possibly a new airbase in the Cocos islands, to me it just seems to be crazy that we buy other than US, off the shelf equipment.
What does our Military do that is so different from the huge US military
that we have to re invent the wheel all the time ?
Especially with the history of European countries not willing to supply
spare parts if they don't like the conflict / war you are involved in - or in the case of Libya, to not take part at all.