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Australia Spending $617 Million For F/A-18E/F Weapons

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Friday, October 12th, 2007

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Australia is looking to spend upward of $617 million on weapons for its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft as well as associated equipment and services, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA). The sale includes 43 AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles, 50 AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapons (JSOW), 18 AN/ASQ-228 (V2) Advanced Targeting Forward-Looking Infrared (ATFLIR) Pods, 24 AN/ALQ-214 Radio Frequency Countermeasures, 90 Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS), 32 AN/PVS-9 Night Vision Goggles (NVG), 16 Multifunctional Information Distribution System-Low Volume Terminals (MIDS-LVT),…

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