For all the billions of dollars that Canberra plans to spend on its air force in coming years, it still could struggle to significantly expand its capacity for long-range, high-intensity aerial combat.
The reason for this hard limit on combat capacity is not that the air force lacks fighters. Even taking into account training and maintenance demands, the RAAF in theory could deploy dozens of F-35s and F/A-18s. But both types can fly just 300 miles or so with weapons and internal fuel. “Sustaining two refueling stations with a force of only four or five tankers would likely exceed any responsible commander’s risk tolerance by creating a single catastrophic point of failure,” ASPI continued. “One unserviceable tanker, accident or combat loss would cause the entire cycle to collapse, potentially with pilots and aircraft unable to make it home.”
Seems they need an aircraft carrier which might be a cheaper investment!
Besides the tankers they need small deck carriers with F35Bs to project strength.
If there was a war, china would move 2 large islands in the phillipians moving their anti air batteries there from the man made islands they sit on today backed up by air craft carriers and battleships. This would would require 3 pronged attack 2 defeat.
Crocodile Dundee and Kangaroo Jack?
Lol..India australia china should stop wasteing money and time on wartalk nonsenseand focus on covid and delovpment.China india australia usa and all places arealways going to stay on this earth land together. So stop the war talk nonsense and act like mature stop clowning around
But ozzies can use Indian/Japanese bases though
Why do we as public know so damn much. On all fronts lately, we seem to know too much. I feel like everyone is now my mother and knows more than everyone else. That’s dangerous.
Based on this headline I would not advise the Australian Air Force to instigate aerial force against anyone.
The curse of distance and refueling
YES A JOKE We sent our aircrafts to Iraq n Kabul We have nothing to defend at home A big joke
How ridiculous. China is 50X the size of Oz and has an economy and military that could destroy them in a week. It’s insane to even contemplate.
Give Australia a spare American carrier?
join development with countries like S.Korea, Japan, Taiwan is another way to go.
Why can't we just all cough on each other and see who wins?
Do yourself a favour, search 'which country has the best ICBM missile' on Google, see what happens.
China can send billions into battle with the worst equipment and the world can starve them.
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