Twenty F/A-18F Aircraft Now On Station At RAAF Base
Amberly
Five new F/A-18F Super Hornets have arrived at Royal
Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley, expanding the RAAF's
fleet of the advanced multirole fighters to 20. Three aircraft
landed at the base on July 14 and were joined by two additional
Super Hornets on Aug. 3.
RAAF Super Hornet File Photo
"As each new Super Hornet arrives at
Amberley, the overall capability of our air force continues to
expand," said RAAF Group Capt. Steve Roberton, Officer Commanding
82 Wing. "The Super Hornet is going to be a true force multiplier
for us, with its ability to seamlessly transmit data offboard from
its advanced sensors to our classic Hornets. We are extremely
excited about the new capabilities the Rhinos are bringing to the
fleet."
The RAAF is acquiring 24 Super Hornets under the current delivery
contract. Twelve of the aircraft -- including the five delivered in
July and this month -- are prewired during production at Boeing
facilities in St. Louis for potential conversion to electronic
attack capability.
"The Boeing Super Hornet team is working closely with the U.S. Navy
and the RAAF to ensure that all the RAAF Super Hornets arrive in
Australia ahead of schedule and on budget," said Carolyn Nichols,
Australian Super Hornet program manager for Boeing. "Boeing
understands that the men and women of the RAAF rely on the advanced
capability of the Super Hornet, and we are honored to deliver these
aircraft, as promised."
Every Super Hornet produced for the U.S. Navy and the RAAF has been
delivered ahead of schedule and on budget.
The Australian government announced in March 2007 that it would
acquire 24 of the advanced Block II versions of the Super Hornet,
all of which are equipped with the Raytheon-built APG-79 Active
Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar.
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