The Minister for Defence, the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP, and the Federal Member for Blair, Shayne Neumann MP, announced today that the $117.1 million facilities project to support the introduction of the new F/A-18F Super Hornet has received Parliamentary approval
The Australian Super Hornet Facilities Project will deliver the facilities and infrastructure to support No 82 Wing’s operations at RAAF Base Amberley for at least 10 years from 2010.
Construction is planned to start in early 2009 on the facilities project to support the 24 new jets.
“The Super Hornet will allow Australia to implement a planned withdrawal of the F-111,” Mr Fitzgibbon said.
“The Super Hornet’s advanced, networked weapons system -->>
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