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| Thread ID: 87832 | 2008-03-05 19:23:00 | RAN SEASPRITE HELICOPTER CANCELLATION | XRNZN (13406) | PC World Chat |
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| 646667 | 2008-03-05 19:23:00 | www.smh.com.au Our Navy has these choppers I wonder if they are worried about the safety things the Aussies are. |
XRNZN (13406) | ||
| 646668 | 2008-03-05 21:15:00 | The Aussies decided in all their wisdom to completely overhaul their Seasprites. They pretty much built a new helicopters systems in an old airframe and this is where most of the troubles are. Our helicopters have older systems but they've been try-ed and tested. That said I think Seahawks would of been a better buy from the start. They're more expensive and don't fit on some of our older ships well, which was one of the reasons the navy went for the smaller Seasprite, but they're newer and more versatile. |
joshjnz (7844) | ||
| 646669 | 2008-03-07 11:14:00 | It was a bloody stupid decision to buy them in the first place - One selects the latest hardware ones principal allies use and go for the same machine. Of course NZ can't do that because the government doesn't approve of American foreign and military policy. and the US will not sell them the latest and best for that reason. Equally half the time is NZ off side with the British for the same reason, and British equipment isn't as quickly or cheaply available. Panavia Tornado 14 years from requirement to first squadron operational, F14 Tomcat 3 years. |
KenESmith (6287) | ||
| 646670 | 2008-03-08 07:28:00 | Safety in the NZDF is paid lip service and only maters when something goes wrong,typical of NZ really,I know I am in the Army the things I could tell you,well....:xmouth: | memphis (2869) | ||
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