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A USN Sikorsky Seahawk helicopter lands aboard HMAS Adelaide. This programme epitomises the dual problems with a lowly valued Australta_n dollar buying what is an incredibly expensive weapon system m h1stonc terms. During the sixtie, if you were told that you would have to pay $500m for eight helicopters just to operate from the back of frigates then you would have told them they were crazy!
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Dismal Dollar Greatly Affecting Defence Procurement Goals
Anybody who has ventured outside Australia in the past year, whether on business or pleasure, will not need to be reminded of the dismal state of the once-strong Australian dollar.
That our currency has fared so badly these past few years is cause for concern at every level of Australian society. That concern though is magnified the more a person, company: or institution has to purchase imported goods. One such organisation, of course, is the Department of Defence and the dollar imbalance is beginning to hurt
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