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The Defence Minister stated his predecessor Peter Dutton’s announcement last year that the Army would buy 40 was a “pretty fuzzy commitment”.
This comes just over eight months after the former Morrison government sent a letter of request to the United States as part of a provisional assessment process designed to inform a prospective purchase from Sikorsky.
The agreement between the two companies will see RUAG Australia become a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) authorised service centre for the Asia Pacific Wheels and Brakes program for the F-35.
The French Air and Space Force (FASF) aircraft made the 16,000-kilometre journey with the aid of a multi-role tanker transport aircraft.
It builds on previous training activities, including the deployment of B-1 Lancer aircraft from Base Darwin and B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers from Base Amberley.
In his first public comments since his promotion, Air Marshal Robert Chipman said it would be “business as usual” for Australia’s aircraft in the region.
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