Australia chose American drones

The Australian Ministry of Defense summed up the results of the announced tender for the supply of the country's armed forces drones long flight duration (MALE-class). According to "Warspot" With reference to the portal defensenews.com, the winner of the tender Project Air 7003 Phase 1 was the American company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.

According to the terms of the tender, the winning American company will supply the Australian Air Force with MQ-9 Reaper Block 5 or MQ-9B Skyguardian drones, at the moment the Australians have not yet decided on the model. In total, the plans of the Australian Ministry of Defense include the purchase of 12 to 16 drones MALE - class for a total amount of 1 to 2 billion Australian dollars (0,75-1,5 billion US dollars).

The Australian Defense Ministry plans to receive the first drones already in 2020 – 2021, and two years later to send them on alert.

In addition, the Australian military announced plans to purchase seven MQ-4C Triton drones in the United States. The deal is valued at 5,2 billion dollars, and the delivery of drones is scheduled to begin in 2023 with the end of 2025. UAVs are planned to be used in conjunction with the P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance aircraft in patrolling the South China Sea.

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[poquello]

Who won the tender then?

[Machito]

Australia joins the Arms Race.

[Finches]

Seriously speaking, the United States occupies a leading position in this field of armaments, and if it is joking, then Jews from the US military-industrial complex together with Jews from the Australian military-industrial complex defeated taxpayers of both states!

[brigadier]

Quote: Finches

Seriously speaking, the United States occupies a leading position in this field of armaments, and if it is joking, then Jews from the US military-industrial complex together with Jews from the Australian military-industrial complex defeated taxpayers of both states!

Very sincere.

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- Well, yes, I read.
- How can you! You are a Jew!
- A very simple. At first I read Jewish newspapers. There is such a depression, I tell you! Everyone wants to exterminate the Jews, anti-Semitism is around, oppression, problems, everyone is crying ... I literally could not sleep! And now I read the anti-Semitic press - and what do you think? Solid positive! Jews rule the world, they captured everything, they are the richest, they decide everything everywhere!

[Professor]

Quote: poquello

Who won the tender then?

IAI Heron-TP

[poquello]

Quote: professor

Quote: poquello

Who won the tender then?

IAI Heron-TP

few began to be Jews in Australia? flaw, and if the aborigines are cut off?

[Conservative]

turn on the logic

currently the monarch of Australia is Elizabeth II

there is unification in priority. Chinese, say, drones will not be engaged in strategic affairs there.

Write about Australia as an independent player. This is the military-industrial complex of the Anglo-Saxons

Although they could feed Israel with an order, but apparently not now. Guys have enough goodies.

[svp67]

Who has such heavy UAVs now? The United States and China, China, Australia will definitely not "bow down" ...

[voyaka uh]

Israel has - Eitan. But, frankly, Reaper is cooler.

[svp67]

Quote: voyaka uh

But, frankly, Reaper is cooler.

Well, mean Israel - past the cash register

[voyaka uh]

Israel Germany sold (or rather leased - even more profitable) drones. Many more to whom. But we have the middle sector. In large drones (with jet engines), the United States leads.

[IGU]

When will we have similar ones?

[kaschey]

And Australia, who excuse me, is going to drive these drones?
Locust except that or kangaroos with Papuans. In general, they ordered to buy, refuse to somehow seem awkward ......

[bessmertniy]

It makes sense to monitor the coast so that migrants from Asia do not rush to the continent, as it is now from Africa to Europe.

[svp67]

Quote: kaschey

And Australia, who excuse me, is going to drive these drones?

Well, nothing you you, my friend do not know. Whom to drive - Russian and Chinese, and to be honest, immigrants trying to illegally enter Australia

[Reptiloid]

Quote: svp67

.... Well, you’re nothing, you don’t know. Whom to drive - Russian and Chinese, ...

Why be surprised? How many anti-Russian statements from them. Type of Balts about the threat.

[Pimply]

Quote: kaschey

And Australia, who excuse me, is going to drive these drones?
Locust except that or kangaroos with Papuans. In general, they ordered to buy, refuse to somehow seem awkward ......

China close

[Conservative]

In general, they ordered to buy, to refuse somehow uncomfortably, like ......

they will also tell them later who they need to fight with and will fight 100%. They will send a contingent and will not go anywhere and will not even try to resist, if the UK says

Tenders are announced because it is a law and officials follow its letter. Even if this is a complete profanity and this is also normal. So everywhere.

[gabonskijfront]

What our Chinese comrades will answer. Is Russia at least once brought past a big hedgehog. I would like to watch from a high mountain how two tigers fight and wait until the corpse of the enemy is brought down the river, all according to Chinese cynical wisdom.

[AlexVas44]

Quote: svp67

... Australia will definitely not "bow" to China ....

She certainly won’t bow, she will go to China to patrol ...

[Incvizitor]

Who would doubt that the puppet pseudo-state will choose the weapon of the owner

[voyaka uh]

Who is this pseudo? Australia is slowly but surely turning into one of the richest and most developed countries in the world.

[Incvizitor]

countries of the world

Colonies.

[voyaka uh]

By the same logic, Russia can be called a colony of China. What China orders, Russia sells to it: if they want oil, they get oil, they want the Su-35, "please," they want the S-400, "this minute."
Only a colony, unlike Australia, does not get rich.

[Henderson]

So far, no one in the world has more perfect weapons.

[Kerensky]

Australian military announced plans to purchase in the United States seven drones MQ-4C Triton. The transaction is valued at 5,2 billion,

Even if Australian, then all the same - an expensive pleasure. You can still walk around the market - it’s cheaper to search.