The Royal Australian Air Force officially retired the F/A-18A/B “Classic” Hornet during an official farewell ceremony at RAAF Williamtown on November 29, 2021. The ceremony was attended by the ...

The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has officially bid farewell to the Boeing F/A-18A/B “Classic” Hornet. The type has served with the RAAF for nearly three decades, and is being replaced by ...

Australia's Tactical Fighter Force project to select a replacement for the RAAF’s Mirage fighter was a significant one, not only for choosing the RAAF's main fighter for the next three decades but to ...

After over 35 years the Boeing F/A-18A/B fighter has bowed out of RAAF service, leaving the F/A-18F Super Hornet and F-35A to provide Australia’s airpower.

A Boeing F/A-18A ‘Classic’ Hornet formerly operated by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has made its way by road to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. The aircraft, A21-022, is one ...

The Royal Australian Air Force has closed the curtains on its Boeing F/A-18A/Bs after 36 years of service. Australian Classic Hornet Bows Out To Make Way For F-35A Lightning II | Aviation Week Network ...

It also passed over Moonta, the birth and resting place of the “father” of the RAAF, Sir Richard Williams, who helped establish the defence force and was its first Chief of the Air Staff in 1922.

The RAAF Classic Hornet fleet is being progressively retired as the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter is introduced into service. Supplied. “Apart from the jobs directly supported by the work at RAAF ...

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At 1pm Wednesday, the Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18B Classic Hornet will depart the RAAF base at Amberley, enroute to its home base at Williamtown, with a brand new paint job.

THE next generation of Royal Australian Air Force fighter pilots have arrived in Townsville to complete the final round of their testing before graduating.