Los primeros cinceo F/A-18F Super Hornet, de un total de 2 para la Real Fuerza Aérea Australiana (RAAF), han llegado a la base de, Amberley, Queensland. Son los primeros aviones de combate nuevos para la RAAF, en 25 años.
Australia es el primer cliente de exportación del Super Hornet, tras el contrato de 2.600 millones de dólares firmado en 2007. La capacidad operativa inicial se espera obtener en diciembre de 2010. Los Super Hornet cubrirán el hueco existente entre la retirada este año de los General Dynamics F-111 y la llegada de los Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, el cual no estará disponible antes de 2014.
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The first five of 24 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets for the Royal Australian Air Force have arrived in Australia at its largest air force base, Amberley in Queensland. The F/A-18Fs are Canberra's first new combat aircraft in 25 years.
Australia is the first export customer for the Super Hornet, having signed an A$2.9 billion ($2.6 billion) contract in 2007. The RAAF expects Super Hornet initial operating capability by December, says Steve "Zed" Roberton, officer in commander of Super Hornet Wing.
The RAAF intends to use its Super Hornets as aircraft to fill the void between the retirement of its General Dynamics F-111 and the arrival of its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The F-111s will go by the end of the year and the F-35 will not arrive until 2014 at the earliest.
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