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Janes At the Controls is a new series providing a 'hands-on' briefing of what it is like to fly and fight in modern combat aircraft.By following a hypothetical mission set sometime in the near future, the full capabilities of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 will be revealed.With its APG-65 multimode radar and infra-red search and tracking sensor, the Hornet can operate by day or by night over the harshest environment of all: the ocean.It can carry a formidable ordinance load including Harpoon anti-ship missiles and SLAM, it's equivalent for land targets.In this scenario the Hornets will use lasar guided bombs for pinpoint precision against enemy missile craft lurking among neutral shipping.