The Royal Australian Air Force has received the third of 24 F/A-18F block II Super Hornets from Boeing.

The block II F/A-18E/Fs will perform tactical missions including air superiority, day/night strike, fighter escort, close air support, suppression of enemy air defences, reconnaissance, forward air control and tanker missions.

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Royal Australian Air Force Head Air Combat Transition Office Group Capt. Steve Roberton said that the block II F/A-18F Super Hornet would provide the RAAF with enhanced air combat capability across the spectrum of missions, with a twin-engine design that is ideal for the force’s maritime operational requirements.

The company will deliver the remaining 21 RAAF Super Hornets, each equipped with the Raytheon-built APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar, between now and 2011.

The company unveiled the first of the 24 Super Hornets in July 2009.

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