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Monday, July 02, 2007

Canadian CF-18 fighter/bombers’ new combat capability jaw-dropping

They may be 1980s vintage, but the modernization program for the Canadian air force's CF-18 Hornet fighter/bombers is giving them jaw-dropping new combat capabilities.

The latest piece of high technology that will be delivered this spring is the Advance Multi-role Infrared Sensor (AMIRS) Sniper targeting which will literally enable bombs to change direction in mid-air and hit ground targets that have moved.

Col. Dave Burt, the Canadian Forces director of air requirements, uses the word "incredible" to describe the new capability the pods will give the venerable CF-18s and that is likely an understatement.

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