Originally Posted by
SLFplatine
Agree: Australia, which has highly sophisticated radar, interestingly said the same thing and for the same reason -costs; its expensive (really? -why build it in the first place?).
They have sophisticated radar systems so that they MAY operate them if required. In the same way that the military have Reserves as well as Regular soldiers
in case they are required in the future.
I find it hard to believe that military radar does not operate 24/7 -airborne threats only show up during business hours?
They are provided against known threats based on intelligence and it is simply not affordable for many smaller countries to maintain high readiness at all times.