The distinctive roar of fighter jets tore across Brisbane's skyline this afternoon.



Labelled "the Ferrari of the skies", five F/A-18F Super Hornets made their debut in Australian skies over South-East Queensland.

F/A-18F Super Hornets, considered "the Ferrari of the skies", will make their debut in Australian skies over South-East Queensland today.

As the newest addition to the Australian Defence Force military capability, the Super Hornets were escorted by a formation of the outgoing F-111s and a Hawk aircraft.

The show-and-tell flight over the region finished at the jets' new home at RAAF Amberley base.