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Upgrade for Australian anti-ship Harpoon missiles

Sydney, Australia - These anti-ship missiles to be upgraded at the Block II standard

Australia carries on its attempt to update rapidly some among its important weapon systems. Australian Navy and Air Force have requested to Boeing a provision for kits which are able to upgrade the AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles to the Block II standard both in the surface-to-surface version (for ships which are endowed with it) and in the air-to-surface one. In this way, anti-ship capabilities...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 58319
Rome, Italy, 02/13/2004 17:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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