- Reaction score
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- Points
- 360
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http://au.news.yahoo.com/080206/21/15rcj.html
http://au.news.yahoo.com/080206/21/15rcj.html
Thursday February 7, 08:05 AM
RAAF bases vulnerable to guided weapons: analyst
A defence analyst says the infrastructure at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) bases in northern Australia is inadequate and they are not properly protected in light of the expanding use of precision weapons.
Air Power Australia Group spokesman Dr Carlo Kopp says a number of RAAF fighter aircraft are housed under basic shelters, and concrete bunkers should be built to offer better protection from guided bombs and missiles.
He says money should also be spent on strengthening runways and developing underground fuel storages.
But the Australian Defence Force (ADF) says it does not see any need at this stage to strengthen its bases in northern Australia.
ADF spokesman Brigadier Andrew Nikolic says he is confident the bases are adequately protected.
"What I can tell you is the arrangements to protect our northern bases are continually re-evaluated and they ensure that our defences match whatever the threat is we assess," he said.
Brigadier Nikolic says the bases are constantly evaluated.
"Defence is satisfied that the current arrangements for protection of our people and aircraft at northern Australian bases do match current threat assessments and also strategic assessments of future threats at those bases," he said.