Kokoda Papers #2: Australia's Future Joint Strike Fighter Fleet: How Much is too Little? (2005) By Peter Nicholson and David Connery
 
The Australian Government is about to decide whether to spend up to A$16.5 billion dollars to purchase a fleet of Joint Strike Fighters: but there is a debate within defence circles about just how big that fleet should be. This report examines the factors that will influence the size of Australia’s air combat force, before examining what three different fighter fleets can achieve undefined and the risks that will need to be accepted with each fleet.
 
While force structuring is often a question of ‘how much is enough?’, this report contends that the stealth, speed, precision firepower and significant range of new information capabilities means that the main question concerning the future Joint Strike Fighter fleet will be whether the Government is buying enough of these aircraft to meet Australia‘s strategic needs.
 
Soft Cover
70 pages
In good condition