"But where is the mistake? Army ordering, your European (French) design/manufacture ?"
Pollies sticking noses in to ensure some work is done here in Oz !
Considering the majority of what else we use is US made and with
all the integrated systems now installed plus the good relationship
we have with the US that means we can virtually have access to
anything plus the fact we operate with the US a lot of the time,
going with Euro helicopters just made me shake my head.
Apologize for thread drift. End of discussion.