To the Future

The RAAF fighter force begins generational change as 3SQN prepares to swap its fourth-gen Hornets for the fifth-gen F-35

The RAAF has commenced the formal transition process of its units and personnel from the Boeing F/A-18A/B ‘classic’ Hornet to the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, with the Williamtownbased 3 Squadron completing classic Hornet operations on December 8 2016.

‘We’re going to have 10 to 12 instructors in there soon.’ WGCDR DARREN CLARE

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