"L'acrobat" wrote in message
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"Guy Alcala" wrote in message
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The CO wrote:

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Again, we have nothing in our inventory
that can do PR as well as the F111, or do you want to go shopping
for a
U2 or something similar?

Not disputing your main points, but the RAAF hopes to acquire Global
Hawk
for that mission.

It is quite possible that they will not be aquired until about the
time that
the F-111 is due to retire.

It's arguably the best replacement in the pure recon role.

The CO