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State Department Approves $862.3 Million Deal With Canada For CF-18 Hornet Weapons

State Department Approves $862.3 Million Deal With Canada For CF-18 Hornet Weapons
A Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18A

The State Department has approved a potential $862.3 million deal with Canada for weapon upgrades for its CF-18 aircraft, including 50 Sidewinder AIM-9X Block II tactical missiles. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the foreign military sale on June 15. Canada will also receive Sidewinder training missiles, 38 APG-79(V)4 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar units, 20 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) glide bombs and 46 F/A-18A Wide Band RADOMEs. The FMS also includes upgrades for the Advanced Distributed Combat…

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