[jriemer]

When you consider that the NZAF doesn't have a single combat jet (the last squadron was decomissioned on May 8, 2001 ), the Kiwis are well known for their stategic military vision.

[RicocheT]

Here is how it compares to the M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC:

For those of you who believe thinned skinned armor can replace the main battle tank, the Super Stryker interior sports burial coffins for crew fatalites:

[Cannoneer No. 4]

Not every Kiwi is a sheep. Look at The RNZAF Is All But Gone

[Cannoneer No. 4]

April 28, 2002; In a related story, the Royal New Zealand Navy had to request help from the New Zealand Warbird Association to conduct an air defense exercise for two of its frigates. The Navy requested they fly mock attack missions against the frigates HMNZS Canterbury and HMNZS Te Kaha on exercise in the Bay of Plenty. The Warbird Association provided a Hawker Hunter, a Fouga Magister and an A37B Dragonfly for a two-day exercise in March.

The Navy paid for the flight hours for the aircraft, and the pilots donated their time. A spokesman for the Warbird Association said they expected that similar requests would be made in the future due to the scrapping of the Air Combat Force.

Maybe New Zealand should contract out what the NZAF used to do to AirScan.