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RAAF F/A-18 Hornet Targetting Systems Upgrade



 
 
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Old July 14th 04, 09:56 AM
Thommo
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THE nation's F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft will be equipped with
upgraded target designation systems under a $100-million project
announced by the Government today.

Defence Minister Robert Hill said the state-of-the-art systems would
improve the detection, identification, precision targeting and damage
assessment phases of F/A-18 strike operations.

"This means the aircraft will be better equipped to detect and attack
targets by day or night, increasing their operational effectiveness
and reducing risk to aircraft and crew," Senator Hill said.

The project would equip the Hornets with a present generation
targeting and laser designation system, upgrading the Nite Hawk
Forward Looking Infra-red pod with new technology.

Defence will assess three systems: the Advanced Targeting Forward
Looking Infra-Red (ATFLIR) pod manufactured by Raytheon, the Pantera
pod manufactured by Lockheed Martin, and the Litening AT pod
manufactured by RAFAEL and Northrop Grumman.
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_...5E1702,00.html
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Old July 15th 04, 06:17 AM
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Thommo wrote:

THE nation's F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft will be equipped with
upgraded target designation systems under a $100-million project
announced by the Government today.


That's only enough to equip a rather low proportion of
them, isn't it?
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Old July 15th 04, 04:41 PM
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You don't have to equip every single one. Just have enough sets to meet
requirements.

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"Urban Fredriksson" wrote in message
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In article ,
Thommo wrote:

THE nation's F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft will be equipped with
upgraded target designation systems under a $100-million project
announced by the Government today.


That's only enough to equip a rather low proportion of
them, isn't it?
--
Urban Fredriksson http://www.canit.se/%7Egriffon/
1) What is happening will continue to happen
2) Consider the obvious seriously
3) Consider the consequences - Asimov's "Three Laws of Futurics", F&SF,

Oct 74


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Old July 15th 04, 05:09 PM
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Brash wrote:

You don't have to equip every single one. Just have enough sets to meet
requirements.


Well, yes, you obviously don't need them for aircraft
which you don't have pilots for nor for those not flying
due to maintenance. But one of the motivations for getting
multi role aircraft is that you need a smaller total
number as on a given day you can use almost all in a
particular role.
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Old July 17th 04, 07:58 AM
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"Thommo" wrote in message
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THE nation's F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft will be equipped with
upgraded target designation systems under a $100-million project
announced by the Government today.


Nothing like chucking good money after bad.


Your tax dollars at work.



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Old July 17th 04, 08:00 AM
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"John Cook" wrote in message
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Come on Australia buy 30 typhoons to tide you over till the JSF
arrives in 2017 (ish)... and stop mucking about with the old stuff.




Typhoons are "old stuff". Almost as obsolete as their namesake.

At least as obsolete as the Ford XE Falcon, which is of the same vintage.



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Old July 17th 04, 08:01 AM
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"Russell Waterson" wrote in message
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I still thing typhoons would be more versitle than JSF. JSF has very
limited warload and does not have the developmental potentual of the

Typhoon


And the F-15, which we should have bought 20 years ago, beats both.




 




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