Caption:
China Lake, Calif. (Dec. 15, 2005) -- An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned
to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) conducts an operation
test mission, while over the Owens Lake in the vast Eastern High Sierra
and Mojave test ranges. This aircraft is one of the first Super Hornets
equipped with the revolutionary new APG-79 Active Electronically
Scanned Array (AESA) radar, which could eventually give naval aircrews
a quantum leap in tactical capability over older aircraft equipped with
mechanical radar systems. U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Ian C. Anderson
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