Sunday, June 1, 2014

ADF helicopter roadmap still a mess

The comment below from the previous post is worthy of its own discussion:

Bushranger 71

Sources say that Army is now pushing for more Blackhawks. Rather ironic now considering that Army Aviation hierarchy were architects of the ongoing disastrous Helicopter Strategic Master Plan that will see Kiowa, Iroquois, Blackhawk, Sea King, Seahawk, Seasprite all shed and Tiger, MRH90, MH-60R plus a twin-engine training helo/LUH intended to be introduced.

Collectively, that absurd plan which was endorsed by now retired Service Chiefs will hugely diminish ADF helo capabilities for regional archipelago operations and enormously up operating costs; but nobody is being held accountable.

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