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Monday, July 31, 2006

How missiles miss the target
Another problem has plague the RAAF F/A-18 upgrade program. The Litening pod has been found unsuitable for carriage on station 4 of the Hornet by the U.S. Navy and withdrew the flight certification.

This means the Litening can only be carried on station 5, the centreline pylon. Australia may have to spend extra millions to correct the problem and fund the further flight tests.

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