Tag: F35 Joint Strike Fighter

  • What we could buy instead of shiny new jets

    What we could buy instead of shiny new jets

    The Abbott government focused much of its election campaign on the supposed budget “emergency”. They’ve cut funding for higher education, welfare, foreign aid and environmental programs. In contrast, the government has also recently committed $12.4 billion to a new batch of Joint Strike Force (JSF) fighter jets, which will cost an additional $12 billion in…