On May 8, Boeing released a video showing factory release of the first F/A-18F Super Hornet Block III. Presenting numerous technical developments, the Block III should succeed the Super Hornet Block II at the end of the year, the last copies of which have been delivered to the US Navy the 17 last April.
This aircraft is the first of two Super Hornet Block IIIs intended to perform flight tests for the benefit of the US Navy. It will thus gradually receive all the equipment specific to the Block III standard, allowing the first fully equipped aircraft to be delivered in the coming months. Compared to Block II, which massively equips the squadrons of the US Navy, Block III should present many improvements in terms of connectivity, sensors, interface and autonomy.
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