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Up to six Royal Australian Air Force Super Hornet aircraft will likely be seen in the skies above Canberra on Monday. The air force said the F/A-18F jet fighters would be conducting diversion training into Canberra Airport between 11am and noon, and between 3pm and 4pm, subject to the weather and other operational issues. They could be seen above the airport and surrounding suburbs. The Super Hornets are based at Amberley, in Queensland. Australia has 24 of the jets, which were introduced in December 2012 to help maintain the nation's air capability before the introduction of the F-35A Lightning II and while the F/A-18 Hornets began to be retired. Australia has a 24 Super Hornets, which can fly up to 1960km/h (Mach 1.6).

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