"The Enlightenment" wrote in message
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John Cook wrote in message
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Hi all

I have just heard on the radio that Australia is to scrap its fleet
of F111's...

By 2010



Not surprising really they did cost quite a bit to run.


Not really, the replacement will be JSF and it will require a very
large tanker fleet to give the same strike range and warload capacity.

F111s were superb aricraft but they became a political bun fight.
Unlike all other aircraft F111 could opperate alone: No Jamming
support, No AWACS, no fighter escort and no takers required.


Unless it is opposed, then it isn't coming home.

Very good bang for the buck.

Until you compare it to cruise missiles.

That require no AWACS, no fighter escort, no tankers, no flight crew, little
operational training costs, far less infrastructure and might actually be
used in combat.