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F-111 operational to the end
By Nigel Pittaway

Now in the final months of a 37-year career as the tip of Australia's offensive spear, the RAAF's mighty F-111 will bow out of service this December. Fittingly, Air Force plans to retire the F-111 in style but it will be a sad day when the skies of Southern Queensland are empty of the charismatic jet.
Defence Today - March 2009
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DefenceToday-March2009

This special Air Power edition to be distributed at this year's Avalon 2009 Air Show features everything from historical milestones to futuristic aircraft types, along with topical interviews and the latest developments in aerospace technology, platforms and weaponry.
Contents of this edition:

Australian International Air Show preview
F-111 makes way for F/A-18F Super Hornet
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program update
Regional air forces - Weapons, systems, training
Re-wing the AP-3C Orion
HUGs all round - F/A-18A Hornets at 'Pitch Black'
Upgrading the HAWK Lead-in Fighter
Futuristic aircraft types in the battlespace
Helmet cueing systems in air combat
Gaza operation - First combat assessments
C-17A Globemaster III MEDEVAC qualified
Optimal, maximised and seamless ISR
Trends and developments in air defence systems
Heat seeking missile guidance
Post Cold War air-to-air missile evolution
Guam - Tip of the US forces 'spear'
Directed energy weapons programs
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