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The RAAF now has 18 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets in service with the delivery of a further three jets to RAAF Base Amberley last week.
The jets – A44-216, -217 and -218 – were ferried across the Pacific by 6SQN aircrews, and touched down at Amberley on July 14. They comprised the fourth batch of Super Hornets the RAAF has received to date.
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The final six aircraft of the 24 on order will be delivered by the end of the year.
The first 15 Super Hornets became operational with 1SQN on December 8 last year, following the retirement of the F-111.
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