Boeing
F/A-18A Hornet
F/A-18E/F
Super
Hornet
vs. Sukhoi
Flanker Analysis [Click for
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F-22A Raptor Analysis [Click for more ...]
Joint Strike Fighter Analysis
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The F/A-18A
is Australia's air combat fighter, acquired to provide an air
superiority aircraft to replace the Mirage IIIO series. When acquired
it
was the most capable fighter in the region.
The acquisition of Russian designed Sukhoi Su-27SK and Su-30MK series
fighters by most regional nations now presents an environment where the
F/A-18A is outclassed in all key performance parameters. With the
remaining fatigue life in Australia's F/A-18A fleet to expire over the
next decade, a costly program to replace fuselage centre barrels has
been initiated to stretch the life of these aircraft. Radar, electronic
warfare, guided weapon and missile upgrades are now in progress.
This website will post a selection of relevant articles, submissions
and papers.
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| F/A-18A
and Replacement Strategy Articles |
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| HeadsUp Newsletter - Issue 318 -
HEADSUP SPECIAL - Is the JSF
really good enough? analysing the ASPI paper |
| HeadsUp Newsletter - Issue 322 -
HEADSUP SPECIAL - F/A-22As, JSFs
and
21st Century air combat |
| Australian Aviation -
April 2004 - Is the Joint Strike
Fighter Right for Australia? Pt.1 |
| Australian Aviation - May 2004 - Is the Joint Strike Fighter Right
for
Australia? Pt.2 |
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Australian
Aviation -
Series 1999 - Quo Vadis, RAAF? Part 1 The
Strategic Context Part 2 The ADF's Alternatives
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Australian
Aviation -
Series 1999 - Deedle, Deedle, Deedle, BANG! The
Paradigm Shift in Air Superiority
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| Australian
Aviation -
Series 1999 - Measures of Fighter Capability Parts 1 -
3 |
| Australian
Aviation -
August 2000 - Eurofighter Typhoon - Demon or Lemon? |
| Australian Aviation - May/June 2001 - Flying the F/A-18F Super Hornet (FTA Mirror)
(Photo) |
Air Power
Australia - March 2007 - F/A-18A Image
Gallery
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| Defence Today
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January/February
2007 - F/A-18E/F
Super
Hornet
vs. Sukhoi Flanker |
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| Regional Capability Analyses |
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| Air Power Australia - January
2007 - Sukhoi Flankers - The Shifting
Balance of Regional Air Power |
| Air Power Australia - January
2007 - Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback |
| Air Power Australia - December
2006 - Almaz S-300PT/PS/PMU-1/2, S-400
Triumf, S-400M Samoderzhets |
| Air Power Australia - December
2006 - Antey S-300V and S-300VM |
| Air Power Australia - January
2007 - Regional Precision Guided
Munitions |
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| The Parliamentary
Debate [Page] |
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