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Switzerland To Spend $535 Million On F/A-18C/D Upgrades

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Thursday, December 20th, 2007

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Switzerland is looking to spend $535 million for the sale of "Upgrade 25 Program" equipment to enhance survivability and communications connectivity and to extend the useful life of 33 Swiss Air Force (SAF) F/A-18C/D aircraft, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) reported. This phase of the F/A-18C/D "Upgrade 25 Program" will include: 20 AN/ASQ-228A(V) Advanced Tactical Forward Looking Infrared Radar (ATFLIR) Pods; 44 AN/ALR-67(V)3 Electronic Warfare Countermeasures Receiving Sets, DSCA said. The proposed sale also includes improvements to the cockpit…

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