This from ADM about the NRH-90 of which we will learn more by the end of October.
"A second diagnostic review of the MRH-90 Helicopter has been ordered to examine the effectiveness of the action taken and whether further action is necessary."
Not a glowing statement I see.
The review is part of this periodic meeting relating to the Project of Concern list.
"Minister for Defence Materiel Jason Clare today begins a two-day round of meetings with senior Defence officials and CEOs of companies which have projects on the Projects of Concern list."
What is the "capability" of Defence given all the hype and money spent?
Not much. And in recent history, no party has been especially useful for this portfolio of waste.
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Greg Sheridan says it well.
Regarding Sheridan's article, it appears that those in charge have forgotten history.
Sir John Monash, in command of the Australia Corp at the end of WW1, and arguable Australia'most famous, innovative and successful military leader wrote the following after the conflict finished;
"It may be appropriate to end this memoir on a personal note. I have permitted myself a tone of eulogy for the triumphant achievements of the Australian Army Corps in 1918, which I have endeavoured faithfully to portray. Let it not be assumed on that account that the humble part which it felt to my lot to perform afforded me any satisfaction or prompted any enthusiasm for war. Quite the contrary.
From the far-off days of 1914, when the call first came, until the shot was fired, every day was filled with loathing, horror, and distress. I deplored all the time the loss of precious life and the waste of human effort. Nothing could have been more repugnant to me than realisation of the dreadful inefficiency and the misspent energy war. Yet it had to be, and the thought always uppermost was the earnest prayer that Australia might forever be spared such a horror on her own soil.
There is, in my belief, only one way to realize such a prayer. The nation that wishes to defend its land and its honour last must spare no effort; refuse no sacrifice to make itself so formidable that no enemy will dare to assail it. A League of Nations may be an instrument for the preservation of peace, but an efficient Army is a far more potent one."
For future reference, what forbidden line did I cross in my deleted post, Eric?
Interesting, Monash was an succesful Engineer, Bussinessman and a civilian. Perhaps that what Defence needs?
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