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"zalzon" wrote in message news On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 13:17:01 -0400, Kevin Brooks wrote: Why do you identify only the US? For the simple reason Australia does not buy very much from France or Europe for that matter. The only expection for big ticket purchase items I can think of are those Colins subs which weren't from Germany or France. Would australia buy a eurofighter? Or a rafale plane? Australia is firmly in the orbit of the US. There's no offence intended, only pointing out the obvious. Aust just bought the NH-90 Helo over the upgraded Blackhawk. |
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"L'acrobat" wrote: "zalzon" wrote in message news On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 13:17:01 -0400, Kevin Brooks wrote: Why do you identify only the US? For the simple reason Australia does not buy very much from France or Europe for that matter. The only expection for big ticket purchase items I can think of are those Colins subs which weren't from Germany or France. Would australia buy a eurofighter? Or a rafale plane? Australia is firmly in the orbit of the US. There's no offence intended, only pointing out the obvious. Aust just bought the NH-90 Helo over the upgraded Blackhawk. Bomblets from some cluster warheads on T-hawks are often described as beer can sized. Wouldn't that make for easy integration with national warheads? |
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