Australia will release the highly anticipated findings of its defence white paper tomorrow morning.
Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon will release the findings at 10.30am local time, a day after he returns from a trip to the USA that included visits to Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman facilities.
Among other things, the announcement should clarify Canberra's position on its commitment to the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme. It should also confirm if it will order additional Boeing F/A-18F fighters. There should also be guidance on Australia's naval helicopter, transport aircraft, and tanker programmes.
Let's just hope there is no plan to buy Lockheed Martin F-22s - that would be extremely bad timing after recent events in the USA!
Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon will release the findings at 10.30am local time, a day after he returns from a trip to the USA that included visits to Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman facilities.
Among other things, the announcement should clarify Canberra's position on its commitment to the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme. It should also confirm if it will order additional Boeing F/A-18F fighters. There should also be guidance on Australia's naval helicopter, transport aircraft, and tanker programmes.
Let's just hope there is no plan to buy Lockheed Martin F-22s - that would be extremely bad timing after recent events in the USA!
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