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zalzon wrote:

On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 13:17:01 -0400, Kevin Brooks wrote:

Why do you identify only the US?

For the simple reason Australia does not buy very much from France or
Europe for that matter. The only expection for big ticket purchase items
I can think of are those Colins subs which weren't from Germany or France.

Would australia buy a eurofighter? Or a rafale plane?

Australia is firmly in the orbit of the US.

There's no offence intended, only pointing out the obvious.

http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/a...977/mar-apr/bu
rt.html

"Three [RAAF] squadrons, Nos. 3, 75, and 77, are equipped with the
French Mirage fighter."

"...over 100 Mirages were built and assembled in Australia under
license."

http://www.scramble.nl/au.htm

RAAF equipment serial numbers list included references to:

- Dassault Mirage III
- Sud Aviation Alouette 3
- Aermacchi MB-326
- Dassault Falcon 20 and Falcon 900
- Pilatus PC-6 and PC-9
- Aerospatiale AS-350

Not counting British kit, it seems they buy European at times.

They've bought from the Frogs in the past, no reason why they might not
do it in future.