CANBERRA — The Australian government will give the green light for
conversion of up to 12 of its Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets to EA-18G
Growler Electronic Attack aircraft.
Defense Minister Stephen Smith and Minister for Defense Materiel Jason Clare made the joint announcement in Canberra on Aug. 23, revealing that a number of kits will be acquired via a Foreign Military Sales agreement with the U.S. government.
Total cost for the project is 1.5 billion Australian dollars, which includes conversion kits, support equipment, spares and training.
Twelve of Australia’s 24 Super Hornets were pre-wired for possible conversion to Growler, which added $35 million to the initial acquisition cost.
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Defense Minister Stephen Smith and Minister for Defense Materiel Jason Clare made the joint announcement in Canberra on Aug. 23, revealing that a number of kits will be acquired via a Foreign Military Sales agreement with the U.S. government.
Total cost for the project is 1.5 billion Australian dollars, which includes conversion kits, support equipment, spares and training.
Twelve of Australia’s 24 Super Hornets were pre-wired for possible conversion to Growler, which added $35 million to the initial acquisition cost.
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