RAN Seasprite project cancelled!!

The RAN will be using the MRH-90 as well as the Seahawks. Apparently there isn't any difference between the Navy and the ARA MRH's, and they might be rotated around.

shaun68 wrote:

Yeh, well funny you should say that Chris. Given the amount of work the RAN got out of the Wessex, I'm more than a little surprised we didn't opt for the Lynx - or even the Puma for that matter. And the gov't (doesn't matter which one) wonders why the ADF & the public ridicule them for their hair-arsed decisions

 

In this case, so far as the Sprite "upgrade" is concerned the ADF may want to look internally for the 'hair-arsed decisions'...could have had them flying and in-service years ago if they weren't trying to gold-plate the damn things...

Surely the Puma is to big for the ANZAC flight deck Shaun?

Yeh, well funny you should say that Chris. Given the amount of work the RAN got out of the Wessex, I'm more than a little surprised we didn't opt for the Lynx - or even the Puma for that matter. And the gov't (doesn't matter which one) wonders why the ADF & the public ridicule them for their hair-arsed decisions

I'm sure that we can sell you some 'one careful owner' Lynx HAS.8s  More than good enough for any threat you're likely to encounter.

Cheers,

Chris.

Yeah but the Kiwi ones were not upgraded as much as the Aussie ones!!!! I wonder if they are going to blame the previous government when it was Kim Beazley who ordered them in the first place!!!! At least we can build a what if!! I was lucky enough to see 2 of them flying, and last week saw a C-17 out of Albatross. That was a sight!!

Sorry LEETREE, to be a Smart arse,

BUT the New Zealand Navy doesn't seem to have a problem(Ithink) with the `sprites 

Chris

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