Empty strategic thought via Defence

Unfortunately, Smith's sum total of air power knowledge (and so it seems those who brief him) can be written on the inside of a matchbook with a large-size crayon.

ALI MOORE: So what does a strike fighter give us that the Super Hornet doesn't?

STEPHEN SMITH: Well, it gives us a capability that will match the growing capability of other nations in our region and generally into the future. Defence capability does not stand still. National security considerations do not stand still, so we are sensibly moving ...

The only "capability" Smith can bank on is PowerPoint.

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