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Australia: a new target designation pod for the F/A-18s

Sidney, Australia - It should be available by 2007 in order to strenghten the air-to-surface capabilities of the multirole fighter

Australia carries on its programme for strenghtening its own defence system, by investment aimed to increase also its outer operations. In this sense, the recent effort aimed to update the F/A-18 Hornets appears a significant one, especially concerning the attack role. With reference to this matter, Government would be willing to grant some USD 100m in order to provide a new target designation pod...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 100260
Rome, Italy, 07/16/2004 17:33
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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