A Swiss Air Force Boeing F/A-18D (J-5236) departed from Meringen AB is making a training flight over central Switzerland, near Interlaken.
In 2008, the Swiss F-18 component reached its 50,000 flight hour milestone. Due to the RUAG Upgrade 21 (UG21) programme between 2004 and 2009 and the Mid-Life Update (MLU) its operational lifecycle will be guaranteed until 2022.
