Tony Jones says the biggest Defence purchase, the F35 Joint Strike Fighter was again facing more disruption with the sacking of the US general in charge of the program and a budget shake up. The Fed Govt says it has built in buffers to cover production delays.
Interviewees: Senator George LeMieux, Armed Services Committee; Senator John McCain, Armed Services Committee ; Robert Gates, US Defence Secretary; Andrew Davies, Defence Procurement Expert , Australian Strategic Policy Institute; Statement by John Faulkner, Australian Defence Minister.