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Friday, March 28, 2008

Aussie defence bungle may benefit NZ

The New Zealand air force may cash in on a costly Australian military bungle, by buying spare parts from Australia's doomed Seasprite helicopters.

Australian Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon announced earlier this month his government had scrapped a $1.28 billion contract to supply its navy with 11 Seasprites.

The helicopters were originally due to enter service in 2001 but problems with the development of their automated flight control and computerised flight systems meant they were never accepted by the navy.

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