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Re: So tell me again: Why did we spend $3.4-billion on these things?

by FM

If you managed to obtain Russian aircraft this time, it doesn't always mean it will be the case. It seems you signed a contract before the World Food Program, for example (or maybe you outbid them?): http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/Fitzgibbontpl.cfm?CurrentId=7765 The Australian Government has directed the Australian Defence Force to respond to a request for assistance from the United Nations World Food Programme to transport helicopters from South Africa to Thailand. The helicopters will be used to transport vital aid and humanitarian assistance into remote cyclone-affected areas of Burma. “The Australian Government did not hesitate to support a World Food Program request to assist with their current humanitarian operation into Burma,” said Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon. “A Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster is now being prepared to travel to South Africa where it will transport helicopters from Johannesburg to Bangkok to assist in the international relief effort.” “The World Food Program requested immediate support from a small number of countries as commercial aircraft were not available in a suitable timeframe.”

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