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GAustralia managed to spend around 2.9% of GDP during the Cold War and Vietnam War period and the times we find ourselves in now are if...
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GSo give 'em a kick up the arse & tell 'em that their service is unsatsfactory, & hindering recruitment, & fix it immediately or lose the...
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GRemember the launch of the recruitment of Kiwis into the ADF ? Yeah, that's not going so well. Canberra Times article from last month ...
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Ananda replied to the thread Indonesia: 'green water navy'.I suspect the term "interim" being use as loop hole for second hand or no domestic industry involvement. The regulations and political... -
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It had enough aviation capacity that it allowed Spain to decommission their carrier than ran exclusively on Jp5! It wasn't designed as a...
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JJulian 82 replied to the thread Australian Army Discussions and Updates.We still need a SHORAD system for army (in addition to NASAMS). Something akin to the Stinger or its future replacement.
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VNot hard just tax us More. In vic …sorry drifting OT…since the current gov came in there has been 73 new or increased taxes in just over...
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VVolkodav replied to the thread Australian Army Discussions and Updates.You believe the RBS was deployed at platoon or company level? Again, replacing an aging, short range system, with a modern, much more...
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John Fedup replied to the thread The Russian-Ukrainian War Thread.Give the An124 to Ukraine and the rightful owner can sort things with Ukraine. -
StingrayOZ replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.It had enough aviation capacity that it allowed Spain to decommission their carrier than ran exclusively on Jp5! It wasn't designed as a... -
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Volks, as always you are the voice of reason. We don't need an aircraft carrier, just a couple of "Aviation Support Ships!"
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Very much like how HMAS Sydney was used particularly for the Vung Tau ferry. Ultimately an aviation support ship used to support only...
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OThe only checks required for ADF recruitment is a psych test and initial security clearance (which encompasses an employment check -...
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Oold faithful replied to the thread ADF General discussion thread.Over 40% of Australians draw their income from the Government, either federal or state. This includes welfare, pensions etc. That number...