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Australian FMS Request For F/A-18E/F Follow-On Support Could Reach $1.5 Billion

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Friday, August 8th, 2008

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Australia wants as much as $1.5 billion for F/A-18E/F follow-on support as well as associated equipment and services, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said last week. Australia has requested a possible sale of follow-on support of the F/A-18 aircraft to include up to four AIM-9X Sidewinder Captive Air Training Missiles, 10 AN/ALE-47 Electronic Warfare Countermeasure Systems, eight AN/ALQ-214 Radio Frequency Countermeasure Systems, and 10 AN/ALR-67(V)3 Electronic Warfare Countermeasure Receiving Sets, DSCA said. Also included would be: avionics software, engine component…

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