The federal government will unveil plans to secure 40 new Black Hawk helicopters for the Australian Army.
The $2.8 billion purchase will replace the Defence Force’s troubled fleet of 41 European-made Taipan helicopters.
Head Land Capability at the Department of Defence, Major General Jeremy King, says the Black Hawk has a proven track record for reliability backed with a robust supply chain.
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Labor to get new helicopters at the taxpayers expense
no debt worries for our politicians.
Meanwhile the US Army has made the US$1.3-billion decision to select the Bell V-280 Valor tilt-rotor craft to replace the Blackhawk helicopter.
We want Rainbow 🌈 Attack Helicopters
We should be able to get them from Afghanistan relatively cheap.
Just don't use them to fight pathetic proxy wars for the globalists.
This evil military spending has to stop .for all the world blows on military spending it could eliminate homelessness.
Why can't we build our own ??
We need to increase, not just replace
‘An we jyst here watchin the wheels go round an round we really luv the way they roll’
Here's the thing, if you're a foreign country that wants to run with our U.S. Military, you have to buy our equipment so that there's seamless communication with the Pentagon.
Who is going to pay for this? Will the rich have to pay more Tax now?
So… where's the money coming from! Oh I forgot how silly of me, from the printing press at our expense. I didn't hear the corporate Government, yes I said corporate ask the people or ask them about anything. Just the gay marriage part. Mmmmmm funny that. 😐
Blackhawks are so 1980's
The Taipans were a stupid decision and a monumental waste of taxpayer money. Taipans are however gunships, Blackhawks are not. So the ADF still won’t have attack helicopters like the Apache? The real story here is the ADF getting expensive airlift capability in exchange for an effective weapons system.
US sells Australia its obsolete shit, at exorbitant prices. Australia is dumb as a dogs foot. Don’t be like Australia.
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So they can shoot people not wearing masks?
Lots of cheap surplus equipment floating around the largest illicit arms market since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
At least we can get cheap spare parts from Afghanistan…
This war in EU, is making millionaires in Australia as well.
Wow.. so they can send them to Ukraine
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why not we have heaps of money. its not likethese would nake a dent in a war but they are good for going at civilian populations
Good allround workhorse.
Did we buy them 2nd hand from Cash Convertors?
That should go down well.
How about using that money to pay down government debt?
Don't skimp on the inspections – reason no 5 why American military equipment is reliable.
Afghanistan are having a fire sale on American equipment mostly new stuff, some choppers have low k's on them.
Are they solar powered?
An immediately available product with the cost not containing the usual R&D overhead of leasing edge tech, unlike the better options that will become available in a decade from now.
The blackhawk is now a cast off of the U.S. military. They are buying the new Bell V-280 helicopter. Fly's faster – higher – longer. It is more connected to the digital battlefield space.
No use buying someone else's second hands cast offs. Australia has to now realise we are alone – and being surrounded by water has made our politicians fat – dumb and happy. Ships are now considered slow moving to easily tracked by satellites. That's why Australia's politicians are not in tune with our national security.
The U.S. wants it's helicopter fleet upgraded. As they consider helicopters are the future of the modern battle space. In that they are small – don't need an air field – are can quickly deploy troops.
That's why Australia has to rethink our Navy. Drop the new large ships. Go to the Visby Stealth corvette ship made by Sweden.
We would be better off for the long range nuclear submarines. And the Visby class corvette which is a stealth ship and fast for out littoral waters or coastal waters defense. Norway and Sweden run smaller versions of this design for dropping off troops onto coastal waters undetected.
The Navy would have to consider drones for our defense. To carry missiles – and torpedo's.
Australia's military is not taking note. New weapons mean new tactics and strategy have to worked out now – not when a war starts. Really this deal should changed to the new helicopters the U.S. is deploying. And more then double the number to 100 new helicopters. That is not a large number given the size of the land mass of Australia.
And if a war starts. You need a lot more in a war, given you will lose machines due to operational tempo – and loses from battle damage.
Great helicopter
Will be a mess as per usual with politicians and wankers at the top of the ADF..had Blackhawks before 🤪
$2.8 Trillion for 40 helicopters works out at $70 million per helicopter!! You can't make this stuff up its just an f…ing helicopter not a jet fighter. This is nothing but a scam played on us by the US MIC and signed off on by corrupt Australian politicians and bureaucrats.
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didn't think the taliban was selling them
Who else wants there taxes back