Re: Defence procurement bungles and wins
Reply #106 –
My cousin was a petty officer on HMAS Sydney in the Gulf War. He was on anti-aircraft watch and radar detected 100s of aircraft approaching the allied fleet; the sh1t was about to hit the fan! Fortunately, the aircraft changed direction and headed for Iran.
I know someone in the ADF who is a specialist in foreign policy and political analysis, listening to him talk it's amazing just how big of a part that "not being drawn into a conflict" plays in modern military leadership training. The commanders have to do this is real time.
The public in the meantime are thinking, "Shoot them down, why didn't they shoot them down?"
That example is exactly why a country like Australia needs a serious fleet of Subs.