Australia’s Air Defence Future
ADFRAS Submissions, 2006
Peter Inglis’ submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Inquiry into Australian Defence Force Regional Air Superiority, 2006
Selling us the F-22 is the most cost-effective way for Australia to go forward.
F-22A. This is the aircraft Australia should be acquiring from our ally, the USA.
Japan has already done so!
Benefits to the USA of selling us the F-22:
- Have an effective ally down here in the Air Defence regime
- Have commonality in logistics (parts/maintenance etc) for when they deploy here
- Sell us a better jet!
- Restart the F-22 program for their own air defence (it was shelved to make the case for needing the F-35).
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PDF: My submission to ADFRAS, August 2008 (unexpurgated) (pdf) >> Click to downloadTimeline of the inquiriesCensoring the voice of the citizenryComparison of F-111 and F-35Gatekeepers revealed. Hoist on their own petard and unrepentant.Links
For more in-depth information on these matters go to Air Power Australia (external site)Australian Federal Govenment page on the two Senate inquiries into Australia's future: http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jfadt/adfair/index.php - 404 error, web page has gone