The company line doesn’t change the very real problems that it has and needs extensive further investment if it is to deliver what it is we expect from such a capability, all to be retired in less than a decade anyway.Could it be that the company line is correct? After all, we are the operators.
I think related issues to the Taipan and comments from the CO are just as pertinent to the Tiger.
Just imagine if we didn’t ever buy aircraft that came with all these problems and all the capability effort could have instead been put into operational capability enhancement, rather than struggling for a decade or more to even get an operational capability?In the end, Taipan is the aircraft the Australian Government chose to acquire, and we have a duty to make it work,” said LTCOL Gilfillan in closing. “What I’m trying to do is to be positive about the aircraft, because positive thinking is far more likely to bring success than negative thinking.