Yes, you read it right, in the opinion of this author and it seems, many others, "Air Inferiority" is where the RAAF is headed with the current Federal Government's decision to scrap the Air 6000 replacement fighter evaluation study, to replace both the world's best long range, low level interdiction bomber - the F-111 Aardvark , and the F/A-18 Hornet with the lightweight, medium range, single seater F-35. Fact is stranger than fiction - and facts don't appear to weigh heavily with the decision makers in this crucial debate.
More info:
- Dr. Carlo Kopp speaking on ABC Radio
- Submissions to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade - Inquiry into Australian Defence Force Regional Air Superiority - the Flight Sim Museum submission is No.35 on the list.
- Go to Air Power Australia for the best source of information on the topic.
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