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Boeing Group refused to compensate Australia for the EA-18G fighter engine explosion and was completely damaged in early 2018.
"The US Navy has sent us a document, notifying that Australia will not be compensated for the incident. We do not know the details of the trade agreement at the time of the Growler accident," Major-General Greg. Hoffmann, the Air Force Systems Regulatory Authority, addressed the Australian Senate on November 29.
The EA-18G Australia broke down after the incident on January 27, 2018 Photo: ABC News
General Hoffmann said the terms of purchase provided that the US Boeing group had no responsibility to pay compensation in the event of an accident, even if it was a technical incident and not a pilot's fault.
Many MPs have criticized the Australian military for not carefully researching a contract before buying weapons. Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds said the EA-18G fleet purchase agreement was signed with the US in 2013 under the old cabinet and the current administration could not change the terms of the contract.
The EA-18G Growler electronic warplane of Australia caught fire, rushing off the runway of Nellis airbase in the US on January 27, 2018. After 6 months of investigation, the Australian Air Force concluded that a GE F414 engine of the Growler had exploded, destroyed the tail of the aircraft and set fire to the entire aircraft.
"The high-pressure air compressor in the F414 engine broke into three large pieces, one of which pierced the belly of an airplane and fell onto the runway. The second shot shot horizontally, damaging the other, while the third fragment flew up. above, destroying the right standing tail wing. The tail of the Growler caught fire, the main landing gear collapsed, two of the three ALQ-99 jamming clusters were broken, "the post-accident report concluded.
The incident of $ 85 million fighter was completely destroyed, unrepairable and left Australia with only 11 EA-18Gs on service. An unnamed source at the Australian Defense Department said it was the most serious accident with the Australian air force in more than 25 years.
The Australian Air Force then proposed a solution to buy an EA-18G to replace the burnt aircraft, or to convert an F / A-18F fighter to the EA-18G due to two body-frame variants and cable systems. similar.
