Kuwait seeks AIM-9X deal for Hornet fleet

Flight Global ^ | 3/1/2012 | Craig Hoyle

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Kuwait wants to enhance the air defence capabilities of its Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet fighters via a $105 million acquisition of Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles.

Detailed by the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on 27 February, the proposed deal includes the delivery of 80 AIM-9X-2 weapons, plus captive training rounds and associated equipment and training.

"The Kuwait air force is modernising its fighter aircraft to better support its own air defence needs," the DSCA said. "The proposed sale of AIM-9X-2 missiles will enhance Kuwait's interoperability with the US and among other Central Command nations, making it a more valuable partner in an increasingly important area of the world."

Kuwait's Hornet fleet was introduced from 1991, as recorded by Flightglobal's MiliCAS database. Its air force still operates 34 C/D-model examples of the type

[tomgat]

hi NO COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY RECORDS? Why won’t he allow Columbia to release his records? Grades? Did he take classes? What club was he in -------------- background checks

[Vroomfondel]

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Under FERPA,commonly known as the Buckley Amendment, requires that any school or institution that receives federal funds for education may not release school records or any other personally identifiable information without the prior consent of the student