Strategic Analysis Australia Director Peter Jennings has criticized the Labor government’s “failure of contingency planning” after the defense “wiped out” the military’s helicopter capability. There are fears Queensland will be desperately short of helicopter support if Cyclone Kirrily causes widespread damage. “What I find inconceivable is how the defense thought it could wipe out the Army’s helicopter capability without a clear understanding of when there would actually be a replacement, and that wouldn’t matter,” Mr. Jennings told me to a Sky News employee. Steve Price. “This was prior to cyclone season, prior to bushfire and flood season, and without regard to any terrorism risk or international events. “Somewhere in the system between defense and government there is a failure of contingency planning.”
<!-- wp:html --><p>Strategic Analysis Australia Director Peter Jennings has criticized the Labor government’s “failure of contingency planning” after the defense “wiped out” the military’s helicopter capability. There are fears Queensland will be desperately short of helicopter support if Cyclone Kirrily causes widespread damage. “What I find inconceivable is how the defense thought it could wipe out the Army’s helicopter capability without a clear understanding of when there would actually be a replacement, and that wouldn’t matter,” Mr. Jennings told me to a Sky News employee. Steve Price. “This was prior to cyclone season, prior to bushfire and flood season, and without regard to any terrorism risk or international events. “Somewhere in the system between defense and government there is a failure of contingency planning.” </p><!-- /wp:html -->