The joke is that the RAAF/Govt says these Hercs are worn-out. NZ/USAF/Austria /Israel are upgrading theirs. Hello, Indonesia is upgrading our old beasts too..
It is the bureaucracy not wanting to allocate resources as they'd rather pay the damage bills afterwards because it comes from a different budget!!!
The RAN are grounding the S-70B Sea Hawks. The USN are looking to refurbish theirs for sale! How about a Firehawk conversion for 5-6 of our Sea Hawks???