Thursday, December 2, 2010

DTN News - DEFENSE NEWS: Boeing Marks Retirement Of Royal Australian Air Force F-111 Fleet....NSI News Source Info # 1306

(NSI News Source Info) AMBERLEY, Queensland - December 2, 2010: The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] will bid a fond farewell to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) F-111 strike fighters that the company has supported for more than 14 years when the fleet is retired on Dec. 3.
As prime contractor for F-111 through-life support activities since 1996, Boeing Defence Australia has designed, developed and delivered technologies and modifications to improve the operational effectiveness of the F-111 fleet from its facilities at RAAF Base Amberley. These upgrades included aircraft overhauls conducted under the F-111 Weapons System Business Unit (WSBU) contract.

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