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Bad news for support contractors of this platform, if true.
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War is Boring
Not sure whether to fully believe this considering the "War is Boring" site has been derided by experts on other forums who question its credibility:
War is Boring
Australia Is Giving Up on Its Tiger Gunships, Which Have Never Seen Combat
This helicopter has problems
Australia February 28, 2016 Robert Beckhusen
Australia bought its Tiger ARH attack helicopters only eight years ago, and now it wants to scrap all 22 of them. Even more embarrassing, the Tiger has still not yet achieved “final operational capability” — meaning the helicopter never fully became ready for combat.
The decision to ditch the Tiger — to occur in the 2020s — landed with a thud with the release of Australia’s 2016 defense white paper, which laid out the country’s military strategy over the coming decades. The plan includes U.S. $21.5 billion in new spending, which would pay for new submarines, frigates, patrol vessels, aircraft and drones among many other big-ticket items.
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