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FIVE BOEING SUPER HORNETS ARRIVE AT RAAF BASE AMBERLEY
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) - Five new Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets have arrived at the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Amberley, expanding the air force's fleet of 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.
"As each new Super Hornet arrives at Amberley, the overall capability of our air force continues to expand.
"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," said RAAF Group Capt Steve Roberton, Officer Commanding 82 Wing, in a statement issued from St Louis on Thursday.
The RAAF is acquiring 24 Super Hornets under the current delivery contract.
Twelve of the aircraft, including 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 US Navy and the RAAF to ensure that all the Super Hornets arrive in Australia ahead of schedule and on budget.
"Boeing understands that the men and women of the RAAF rely on the advanced capability of the Super Hornet, and we are honoured to deliver these aircraft, as promised," said Carolyn Nichols, Australian Super Hornet Programme Manager for Boeing.
Every Super Hornet produced for the US 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 radar.
The Boeing Super Hornet is a multirole aircraft, able to perform virtually every mission in the tactical spectrum, including air superiority, day/night strike with precision-guided weapons, fighter escort, close air support, suppression of enemy air defences, maritime strike, reconnaissance, forward air control and tanker missions.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defence, space and security businesses specialising in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft.
Headquartered in St Louis, Boeing Defence, Space & Security is a US$32 billion business with 64,000 employees worldwide.
Three aircraft landed at the base on July 14 and were joined by two
additional Super Hornets on Aug 3.
"As each new Super Hornet arrives at Amberley, the overall capability of our air force continues to expand.
"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," said RAAF Group Capt Steve Roberton, Officer Commanding 82 Wing, in a statement issued from St Louis on Thursday.
The RAAF is acquiring 24 Super Hornets under the current delivery contract.
Twelve of the aircraft, including 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 US Navy and the RAAF to ensure that all the Super Hornets arrive in Australia ahead of schedule and on budget.
"Boeing understands that the men and women of the RAAF rely on the advanced capability of the Super Hornet, and we are honoured to deliver these aircraft, as promised," said Carolyn Nichols, Australian Super Hornet Programme Manager for Boeing.
Every Super Hornet produced for the US 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 radar.
The Boeing Super Hornet is a multirole aircraft, able to perform virtually every mission in the tactical spectrum, including air superiority, day/night strike with precision-guided weapons, fighter escort, close air support, suppression of enemy air defences, maritime strike, reconnaissance, forward air control and tanker missions.
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defence, space and security businesses specialising in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world's largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft.
Headquartered in St Louis, Boeing Defence, Space & Security is a US$32 billion business with 64,000 employees worldwide.
