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Canada: doubts on the CF-18s' upgrade

Ottawa, Canada - The Canadian Auditor General asked for accomplishing the airplanes' upgrade as soon as possible

The Canadian Auditor General would have proven worried a bit with reference to the upgrade programme for the CF-18 Hornets' fleet (the Canadian version of the US F/A-18). According to what pointed out in a report, the first choice intended to start the upgrade for 80 multirole combat airplanes in service with the Canadian Air Force was not performed probably verifying the real need for such upgrade....

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 108512
Rome, Italy, 11/25/2004 15:47
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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