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Australia Continues F/A-18 Super Hornet Project

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Friday, March 21st, 2008

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Australia will continue with the F/A-18 Super Hornet program, produced by Boeing [BA], based on advice from its ongoing Defence Review, the government said March 17. In addition, the government said the detailed analysis in the review has led the Defence Department to expect savings of up to $275.5 million in internal defense and industry costs of supporting the aircraft. Last spring, under the previous government, Australia signed a potential $2.3 billion with the U.S. Navy to acquire 24 F/A-18F…

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