*The F/A-18 Hornets they fly are combat-ready aircraft that are constantly updated to meet the latest demands on the battlefield.*
Not what has been written elsewhere. Blue Angels demonstration aircraft are usually stripped of combat systems to make them lighter and therefore achieve better acceleration than their fleet counterparts.
It’s also been said that they get the leftovers.
The Blue Angels are flying the oldest F/A-18s in the fleet.
What the navy has been doing to the Marines for a long time.