[USNBandit]

There is another story involved here. The purchase of the next generation of Australian fighters has been a huge political battle. Due to aging F-111's and delays in the F-35 program all sorts of solutions, including lease of SuperHornets, have been suggested.

The players include a mini fighter mafia, a guy that runs a company that wants to upgrade and extend the life on the F-111's, and a bunch of politicians on both sides.

Free world fighter aviation definitely faces challenges of age, funding, and emerging threats, but this report should be taken with a grain of salt.

[Badeye]

I’ve heard of that which you speak of here, and agree.