f 35 update at $770 mill each , page-39

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    LOL naah GZ I'm just the humble MD of HC with maybe too much time on my hands :) But I think Fiji is a monty to do a deal with China for an airbase. Just having their stealth planes there within range of Sydney and Brisi will be enough without having to invade.
    The German diesel/electric subs are great for hanging around the coast and laying wait like a crocodile. The RAN doesn't operate this way and needs to travel huge distances (mainly from Stirling in WA) up to SE Asia ops to protect our shipping lines. As soon as they surface to snorkel they are pinged by enemy satellites. The only way nowadays to get from point A to B without being detected is to stay submerged. Only way to do that is with a nuke boat.
 
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