Author Topic: Canada May Buy AIM-120D Missiles That Outrange Its CF-18's Radar's Reach  (Read 304 times)

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BY TYLER ROGOWAY

Canada's wish to buy the latest version of the Advanced Medium Range Air-To-Air Missile (AMRAAM), the AIM-120D, has been granted by the US State Department. The only problem is that their current fleet of aging CF-18 Hornets would realize little from the missile's most preeminent feature, its greatly enhanced range.

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/15751/canada-may-buy-aim-120d-missiles-that-far-outrange-its-cf-18s-radars-reach
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