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worth · 06-10-2010, 08:50 AM

I'm late to this party, but in regards to the CF-18's, they must have done some electronics upgrades recently then?

Was it not the case in 2002 that they could not fly in Afghanistan because they could not communicate with other NATO forces because the US, UK and Australia had moved on to more advanced communications and electronics systems, which therefore made the CF-18's essentially obsolete at that time? What about weapons guidance systems? All of these planes now use smart bomb technology, and I didn't think Canada's fleet was outfitted with that at the time. Has that changed?

06-10-2010, 08:50 AM	#80
worth Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Vancouver Exp:	I'm late to this party, but in regards to the CF-18's, they must have done some electronics upgrades recently then? Was it not the case in 2002 that they could not fly in Afghanistan because they could not communicate with other NATO forces because the US, UK and Australia had moved on to more advanced communications and electronics systems, which therefore made the CF-18's essentially obsolete at that time? What about weapons guidance systems? All of these planes now use smart bomb technology, and I didn't think Canada's fleet was outfitted with that at the time. Has that changed?