Hundreds of high-tech Queensland jobs will go if the Federal government goes ahead with a decision to buy 29 American built Apache aircraft. @ShannonMM9 #9News pic.twitter.com/IJsPMdm5aS
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Boeing will be employing lots to support the Apache fleet too. Remember the Tiger has had no new orders and only 4-500 [vs. 2500 AH-64’s] built meaning support going forward is an issue. All of our friends and neighbours operate the Apache including the US, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Japan. Sth Korea and UK deployed on QE11.
What you write is correct, but see my earlier comment about supporting platforms that went out of production decades ago, such as B-52s. France, Germany & Spain will soon upgrade their Tigers to keep them going until 2040, so I see no significant supply chain issues.