Australia: Section 2 - Market Overview

摘要

Fighters. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter ensemble is composed of Boeing F/A-18 Hornets. The core fighter fleet is made up of the F/A-18A/B "classic" Hornet, which first entered RAAF service in 1985, while 24 of the newer F/A-18F Super Hornets (which entered service between March 2010 and October 2011) represent the strike fleet. The F/A-18A/Bs have been progressively upgraded under the two-phase Hornet Upgrade (HUG) program, with the first upgrade beginning in 2000 and including the modernization of identification friend or foe (IFF) systems, the installation of anti-jamming radios, the replacement of inertial navigation systems with GPS receivers, and enhancement of the mission suites. Work on HUG Phase 2 began in 2002 and was concluded in 2009. It included the installation and integration of the ALR-67(V)3 radar warning receiver (RWR), ALQ-165 Airborne Self-Protection Jammers (ASPJs), and Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing Systems (JHMCS), which are compatible with the MB DA Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM).