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Navy Receives First New Block III Super Hornet

Monday, September 27th, 2021

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Navy Receives First New Block III Super Hornet

The first operational Block III F/A-18E/F Super Hornet flying at Lambert International Airport in St. Louis, Mo. before arriving at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. in 2021 (Photo: Boeing).

The Navy accepted the first new operational Boeing [BA] Block III F/A-18E/F Super Hornets last month, the service and company said Sept. 27. The aircraft was delivered to Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., for continued developmental testing on Aug. 31. The Navy said the next several new Block III Super Hornets will travel to VX-9, at Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake, Calif., to start training for operational testing. During this…

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