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Australian Super Hornet Project A Go

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Friday, October 31st, 2008

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Members of Parliament (MP) in Australia recently said that the $117.1 million facilities project to support the introduction of the new Boeing [BA] F/A-18F Super Hornet has been approved. "The Super Hornet's advanced, networked weapons system will give Australia unprecedented air combat capability to meet the demands of the modern battlespace across the spectrum of air defense, strategic land attack and maritime strike," Joel Fitzgibbon, Australia's Minister for Defence, said in a statement. The new facilities are essential to support…

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