For every missile or bomb that hits militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, the United States military will be asking Australia for payment. According to reports, smart-guided weapons supplied by the U.S. to Australia's Super Hornets can cost from $70,000 to over $650,000 each.
The Royal Australian Air Force, or RAAF, has been given access to U.S. ammunition, but each missile or bomb comes at a price as stated in the weapons-sharing agreements between the Pentagon and the Australian Defence Force. Reports said the Australian Air Task Group has its own stock of ammunition at the Al Minhad air base near Dubai. However, the Super Hornets have the capacity to carry a combination of both Australian and U.S. ammunition.
Australia will also be buying aircraft fuel from the U.S. and other suppliers. The fuel is usually dispensed on the ground or air-to-air delivery through the RAAF KC-30A multi-role tanker transport, SMH reports. A spokesman for the Australian Defence Force said Australia has access to a wide variety of ammunition. He said he will not elaborate on the specific types and potential costs for operational reasons.
Munitions prices are probably closer to this.
Australian Super Hornets are flying long missions and many times not dropping. So, you can take the grand total of the campaign cost for the Australian taxpayer and divide it by the small number of PGMs dropped and there you are.
Who knows what the effect is.
ISIS is getting closer to Baghdad. And other places. Mostly because the Iraq military is garbage.
There are cheaper and more effective ways to kill such a threat.
And put it on the run.
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