U.S.. Australian Forces May Integrate Further

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28743, 14 November 1958, Page 13

U.S.. Australian Forces May Integrate Further

• -2 5 55- ~ A November 13 i-.-e to discuss closer - if :re United States . ri _zt. armed forces will Ic-turr.e next week. -- t State? representaMr ?. obert Amory of t z *=tes .'-.rrry Depart- • - - 5 r.-w in New Zeara -ar. .‘.rm> nasal-1 .. .7-:- with some .- =r.d is chang-1 ... pruduc--5 ?*andard - NATO - United States tr.er sections of! _ A. ri.-s also ; ... o 53.5 inch :o the United f the Royal Ferre with a new •-77 =:e the Sabre as a r - - ■ uld have to ■ "7 r *he Federal - - - next year, the Herald" reported

• from Canberra today, according to a Melbourne message. “The Government is awaiting • more reports from its technical ! experts before deciding whether . to go ahead with negotiations for • building a high performance American jet fighter in Australia ■ under licence,” the newspaper •‘said i “The plane so far favoured by ■ I the experts for production here >| is the Northdrop Fl6l. The ■ I Government has been told that a prototype of the Fl6l has made ■ i successful flying trials in 11 America.” With the speed of modern ■ aviation development, the Sabre i would soon be out of date, said ■ | the newspaper. r! The Government had rejected the American Star-Fighter as too > j complicated 11 The Government had stated 11 that as part of its defence policy, the aircraft industry would be I maintained in Australia. “A recent new British order i for more Jindivik pilotless planes i will provide some work, and the I present Sabre production pro- ■ gramme is expected to last un--1 til 1960.” the newspaper added