Author Topic: Australia Launches Bid for F22 Fighter (Read 2204 times)

Gixer · « **on:** February 23, 2008, 01:35:27 PM »

C'mon guys let us have em...

Ironic, all that ore we are selling to the Chinese means we have cash to spare for new weapons..

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/national/australia-launches-bid-for-f22-fighter/2008/02/23/1203467451381.html

Fixed...

~~...-Gixer~~

Elfie · « **Reply #1 on:** February 23, 2008, 01:36:46 PM »

Need to fix your link.

john9001 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 23, 2008, 02:03:52 PM »

what does Australia need F22's for? You gona go to war with NZ?

AquaShrimp · « **Reply #3 on:** February 23, 2008, 03:06:52 PM »

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Originally posted by john9001
what does Australia need F22's for? You gona go to war with NZ?

What about the giant monster to the NW known as China?

Holden McGroin · « **Reply #4 on:** February 23, 2008, 03:09:02 PM »

I don't have a problem selling F22's to Australia or Japan, who may want them too.

It would lower our per unit cost.

john9001 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 23, 2008, 04:06:43 PM »

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Originally posted by AquaShrimp
What about the giant monster to the NW known as China?

why would china attack ozzy land, china already has enough desert.

FrodeMk3 · « **Reply #6 on:** February 23, 2008, 04:09:04 PM »

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Originally posted by Holden McGroin
I don't have a problem selling F22's to Australia or Japan, who may want them too.

It would lower our per unit cost.

Yes it would, by distributing the R/D costs' out over a larger run of planes. Japan, however, might wanna just build them under license, like they do alot of other planes.

And don't forget, Hillary will let them sell the tooling to China when she gets' elected!

thrila · « **Reply #7 on:** February 23, 2008, 04:47:25 PM »

I thought the ozzies were going to purchase the jsf. wonder what changed their mind.

Vulcan · « **Reply #8 on:** February 23, 2008, 05:15:36 PM »

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Originally posted by john9001
what does Australia need F22's for? You gona go to war with NZ?

We keep beating them at rugby, so probably yes.

SD67 · « **Reply #9 on:** February 23, 2008, 06:37:10 PM »

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Originally posted by john9001
what does Australia need F22's for? You gona go to war with NZ?

Can you say Indonesia?

AquaShrimp · « **Reply #10 on:** February 23, 2008, 06:49:22 PM »

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Originally posted by john9001
why would china attack ozzy land, china already has enough desert.

When they both are squabbling over resources in neutral territory, Australia will need some of our fine post-Cold War technology.

LePaul · « **Reply #11 on:** February 23, 2008, 06:55:03 PM »

Wouldnt an ICBM do the job cheaper?

Lumpy · « **Reply #12 on:** February 23, 2008, 07:44:45 PM »

With the kind of conflicts Australia typically involves herself in the F-22 aint going to win them any wars, but when you are upgrading your air force why not buy the best?

mg1942 · « **Reply #13 on:** February 23, 2008, 07:46:10 PM »

they should buy some from the Russians without breaking the bank;)

Boroda · « **Reply #14 on:** February 23, 2008, 07:51:32 PM »

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Originally posted by SD67
Can you say Indonesia?

I agree that having 200+ millions orthodox Muslims that near is not quite comfortable, but I thought Indonesia isn't a threat to anyone since mid-60s when USSR stopped building their navy. Do you guys think they'll build rafts and invade?

What I can't understand at all is why the hell ANZAC were involved in Vietnam war. I realized that only when I talked to a police officer (he showed me a place where I can smoke) in Beenleigh, he had a medal... hmmm how to say it... sign, a "medal band", and he said he was in Vietnam. What for? What did you guys forget there?