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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Super Hornets considered amid fears about JSF

FA-18F Super HornetsThe Gillard government will consider buying up to 24 new F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter-bombers in a decision that would sharply reduce reliance on the troubled Joint Strike Fighter.

The possible Super Hornet purchase, expected to cost well over $100 million each, is part of a range of multi-billion-dollar air-power options due to be revealed today by Defence Minister Stephen Smith.

The decision on the future fighter fleet, not likely to be made until next year, is one of the most expensive and important defence choices in a generation following the retirement of the F-111 strike bombers.

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