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John Wineera: Retired Lieutenant Colonel and defence expert on the new planes, helicopters, defence spend
Published 8 months, 2 weeks ago
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Our defence aircraft could soon be playing cat-and-mouse with submarines following a multibillion-dollar investment.
The Governments putting $2.7 billion towards two new Airbus A321 planes to replace older planes.
Five Seahawk helicopters are also being bought, equipped with anti-submarine torpedo systems.
Retired Lieutenant Colonel and defence expert Josh Wineera told Ryan Bridge the helicopters will bring military combat to the next level.
He says they're essentially a submarine-hunting aircraft, but can also carry out other tasks.
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