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Limited by resources and size the F-35 was the best, and largely only, option available to the ADF that guaranteed long term defense interests.

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The onset of the war in Ukraine saw one of the most dramatic shifts in combined arms warfare since the introduction of the machine gun. This shift is attributed to the wide scale introduction of drones to the modern battlefield (Kagan et al, 2024). Principally the conflict is demonstrating drones pioneering new capabilities in reconnaissance, close air support and strategic strike with virtually zero risk to the operator.

When was the last time you were faced with a problem that no one in the history of humankind has ever been able to define a clear solution?

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