Problems with F/A-18 EWSP
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Originally Posted by Chronic Snoozer
The fact is the taxpayer foots the bill for irrational procurement decisions that loudly proclaim that 'off the shelf' was not good enough for Australian conditions or that our forces have some 'special requirements' which no other military in the world has a need for. In the case of developing indigenous capability, there will always be some successes but at what cost? )
apparently... So once you start heading down a path, you are stuffed. You don't rewind and reassess because that might delay the schedule. Sure, you can't keep doing the "If we wait another few months we can get these extra little bits", but the problem is that if you focus on scheduling and spending money when you assess a project managers performance, the actual capability and cost benefit is ignored (after the initial decision)
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Some interesting stats;
Military expenditure Singapore $4.5b Australia $11.4b
Expend. per Capita Sin $1000pp Aust $570pp
This makes Singapore second only to Israel in per capita military expenditure.
The talk about replacements for F-111 and F/A -18 is just a smokescreen for the real air superiority weapon of the future - probably looking something like the X-47b.
Bit like throwing your money at the Fairey Swordfish while there are Me-109s blasting the Spanish.
Military expenditure Singapore $4.5b Australia $11.4b
Expend. per Capita Sin $1000pp Aust $570pp
This makes Singapore second only to Israel in per capita military expenditure.
The talk about replacements for F-111 and F/A -18 is just a smokescreen for the real air superiority weapon of the future - probably looking something like the X-47b.
Bit like throwing your money at the Fairey Swordfish while there are Me-109s blasting the Spanish.
