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Friday, March 30, 2012

'Jamming' price hits turbulence

[EA-18G Growler]Defence will spend a further $19 million on a highly secret and ultra-powerful ''jamming'' technology for 12 of its Super Hornets but has stopped short of publicly committing to buying the capability.

The RAAF has already paid a $35 million premium to have the planes hardwired as ''Growlers'' while they were still on the production line.

It is believed the full cost of the Growler conversion would run to about $500 million, including the $54 million that has already been spent.

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