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Re Carlo Copp
Where can you find any single person or group of persons in Oz who can come within a bull's roar of knowing and sussing out the expanding capabilities of military aviation and weapons hardware and software in our region and world wide.
We should be using his rare accumulation of knowledge intead of trying to pull him down to beneath our level because you, I and our military hierarchy know much less.
Re Carlo Copp
Where can you find any single person or group of persons in Oz who can come within a bull's roar of knowing and sussing out the expanding capabilities of military aviation and weapons hardware and software in our region and world wide.
We should be using his rare accumulation of knowledge intead of trying to pull him down to beneath our level because you, I and our military hierarchy know much less.
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He just might know a quite a bit. but IMHO he has shown that he is less than impartial on just this matter, There are many people who could match or exceed Carlo's 'extensive' knowledge, especially those that are in the business by virtue of being in the business.
So I would like to see someone from outside without any vested interests, who hasn't been tainted with past "furious lobbying".
There would be no point asking Carlo, the answer would be F-22.. or upgraded F-111's
Cheers
So I would like to see someone from outside without any vested interests, who hasn't been tainted with past "furious lobbying".
There would be no point asking Carlo, the answer would be F-22.. or upgraded F-111's
Cheers
I'm baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack.....
Ahh, the prophecy is complete!
Check out the date on page 1 post 1!!:
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...er+RAAF+Rafale
When will they learn - let the bograts sort out the big decisions whilst the Air Marshals go to dining ins and reminisce about those good ole' Sabre/Mirage days!!
Check out the date on page 1 post 1!!:
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthr...er+RAAF+Rafale
When will they learn - let the bograts sort out the big decisions whilst the Air Marshals go to dining ins and reminisce about those good ole' Sabre/Mirage days!!
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Karlo Copp is a diseased dong seeping purple pus.
He will moan and writhe in his ivory tower for F-22s that will never come. In the meantime, Australia will have what?
He will moan and writhe in his ivory tower for F-22s that will never come. In the meantime, Australia will have what?
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Milt - I can name one alternative, with whom I worked for seven years. He's now in a policy job somewhere in your civil service, has considerable experience of teaching about defence procurement and air power, has published on a variety of areas of air power and has a PhD on, IIRC, the evolving security environment in Australasia. Unlike KC, he's not on record as advocating a 'Flight of the Old Dog' style upgrade for the F-111, nor on procuring the F-22, never mind expressing such views in such a vehement fashion, nor is he quite as keen as Dr Kopp seems to be on being in the public eye.
I'm biased, but I'd take his views ahead of Dr Kopp's any day if I were in Mr Fitzgibbon's shoes.
I'm biased, but I'd take his views ahead of Dr Kopp's any day if I were in Mr Fitzgibbon's shoes.
Mods?
Is it time to put Like Minded on probation... off the air... off the island... out of his misery... in the bin?
We may all have our views of Dr Kopp and His Magic Air Power Potion Show, but LM is seriously dragging the tone down.
Is it time to put Like Minded on probation... off the air... off the island... out of his misery... in the bin?
We may all have our views of Dr Kopp and His Magic Air Power Potion Show, but LM is seriously dragging the tone down.
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How, exactly, is the F22 a suitable replacement for the F111 anyway?
I'm guessing the Aussie tactics will be to use stealth to penetrate the enemy's defences and then once over the target, do a 90degree dive directly into it?
Isn't this a bit like replacing a Transit with a Ferrari? It looks better, beats everyone at the lights, but then you find out you can't leave your tools in it overnight...
I'm guessing the Aussie tactics will be to use stealth to penetrate the enemy's defences and then once over the target, do a 90degree dive directly into it?
Isn't this a bit like replacing a Transit with a Ferrari? It looks better, beats everyone at the lights, but then you find out you can't leave your tools in it overnight...
