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Old October 12th 10, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Walt[_5_] View Post
On Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:24:01 -0500, John Szalay
john.szalay.at.att.net wrote:

Walt wrote in news:49iua6tknsf4jvbv3qi41kpfk4up5a45rl@
4ax.com:

What does the N in F/A-18C(N) mean? Is it an official USN
designation? And if so what is the difference between a C and a C(N)?
TIA.

I MAY be mistaken, and if so , I'm sure that I will be corrected.
But IIRC:
its a F/A-18C that has been upgraded to have night attack capabilities.


"The F/A-18C Nigh Attack Hornet has a pod-mounted Hughes AN/AAR-50 thermal
imaging navigation set, a Loral AN/AAS-38 Nite Hawk FLIR targeting pod, and
GEC Cat's Eyes pilot's night vision goggles"


Thanks for the reply John. I knew it was some kind of upgrade, but I
was wondering if there was any new production. Also as far as I can
determine it isn't a official Navy designation.
I thought it was the designation that the Navy put on thier "aggressor" aircraft in combat training school