Tag: Hornets. War

RAAF aircraft have carried out three missions in Iraq since joining the battle against Isis but have not fired on any targets

RAAF fighter aborted air strike on Isis target to avoid killing civilians

Australian Super Hornets pulled out of an air strike on an Islamic State target in Iraq when the risk of killing civilians became too high, defence officials have revealed.Johnston said an Australian combat “package” of F/A-18F Super Hornets had tracked a target on the first night of the missions, with plans to fire on it, but the risk of collateral damage was too high.

Daesh will keep it that way.