$100 million for a chopper!
Bugger that!
Not that there is anything wrong with them, but we don't get many for OUR money.
What we have now works- we just need new ones and more.
Like these:
Let's get real- they are used here for SAR and civil defence more than anything else.
or is it not PC to buy from the US of A?
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What's the Huey2 worth, Oswald? Surely less than 100m!
they are a bit shy on mentioning prices, but I believe about 5 million
Sounds like the way to go. As you said, it's not as though they're likely to be used in a "hot" zone anyway.
Just how good a chopper do we need to ferry supplies to flood victims in Kaitaia?
Yeah, you have a point there Murray, but given our distance from any conflicts it'd surely make far more sense for us to provide the personnel and use coalition air assets.
Cheaper too.
It's an old argument and a lot of fun, having so many permutations and all.
I just don't believe we can afford the choppers though.
The Huey 2 is about USD$1.4 mio. The F16's were going to cost USD $100 mio. The money we will get (maybe) for the Skyhawks would have come close to covering that
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