Saab Receives Order For BOL Self-Protection Pods From Australia
Defence and security company Saab has received an order from Australia for a number of additional BOL countermeasure dispensers to be used on F/A-18A/B Hornet aircraft. Deliveries will take place during 2016.BOL is a high-capacity countermeasure dispenser for chaff and flares, which provides pilots with a sustained defensive capability to successfully accomplish their missions. Australia acquired BOL in 2008 for the F/A-18A/B Hornets of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). This new order for an undisclosed number of BOL systems will increase the RAAF’s operational capability. Australia’