This story from the Australian Aviation archives is from August 2009, when Andrew McLaughlin wrote about unveiling of the RAAF's first F/A-18F Super Hornet.
Boeing has presented some details of its previously announced Block III enhancements to the F/A-18 Super Hornet at the Sea-Air-Space 2019 maritime exposition in the United States.
The United Status Navy has awarded Boeing a US$4.04 billion (A$5.7 billion) multi-year contract for the production of 78 F/A-18E/F Block III Super Hornets.
This week’s Throwback Thursday feature looks at VFA-122, the US Navy squadron which trained the initial cadre of RAAF Super Hornet aircrews.