This year’s Defence budget is much like last year’s. A lot more money has been provided to maintain today’s ADF, while a significant chunk of planned investment in tomorrow’s force has been deferred. Are we getting good value for money for our Defence dollar? It is worth knowing.
The publication gives the reader greater access to the complex workings of the Defence Budget and is intended to promote informed debate on Defence budget issues.
This paper prepared by Aldo Borgu is a detailed assessment of the Australian Government’s decision to effectively purchase the US F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to replace its existing fleets of F/A-18 and F-111 aircraft.
It assesses whether the JSF might achieve the government’s air combat requirements against a number of factors.
The annual Cost of Defence: Defence Budget Brief provides a special insight into the workings of Defence Economics.