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Ministerial Submission:
 Strategic Needs and Force Structure Analysis:
The Thinking Behind the F-22A and
Evolved F-111 Force Mix Option
Air Power Australia - Australia's Independent Defence Think Tank

Air Power Australia NOTAM
   13th March, 2008

Dr Carlo Kopp, SMAIAA, MIEEE, PEng
Peter Goon, BEng (Mech), FTE (USNTPS), Head of Test and Evaluation, Air Power Australia
Contacts: Peter Goon
Carlo Kopp

Mob: 0419-806-476 Mob: 0437-478-224



As a result of ongoing requests by media, public and others in the wider Defence community, APA has after careful consideration decided to make its recent submission to the Defence Minister, the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon, MP, on fighter replacement matters, available publicly.

Documents being made available to the public at this time include:
  1. Letter to Defence Minister, Hon Joel Fitzgibbon, MP.
  2. Letters  from independent reviewers of the Discussion Paper on Analysis entitled, “Strategic Needs and Force Structure Analysis: The Thinking Behind the F-22A and Evolved F-111 Force Mix Option”.
  3. Discussion Paper on Analysis entitled, “Strategic Needs and Force Structure Analysis: The Thinking Behind the F-22A and Evolved F-111 Force Mix Option”.
All of these documents remain the intellectual property of their respective authors.
Related Reading:
  1. Kopp, Carlo, Goon, Peter A. Inquiry into Australian Defence Force Regional Air Superiority: Attaining Air Superiority in the Region, Submission, JSCFADT, 17th February, 2006. (PDF)
  2. Kopp, Carlo, Goon, Peter A. Inquiry into Australian Defence Force Regional Air Superiority: Attaining Air Superiority in the Region: Testing the Evidence, Submission, JSCFADT, 15th May, 2006. (PDF) 
  3.  Kopp, Carlo, Goon, Peter A. Inquiry into Australia's Regional Strategic Defence Requirements: Meeting the Regional Challenge, Submission, JSCFADT, 13th April, 2006. (PDF)
Air Power Australia Website - http://www.ausairpower.net/
Air Power Australia Research and Analysis - http://www.ausairpower.net/research.html








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