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At 30 years old the F/A-18 Super Hornet is far from obsolete - in fact, it’s more relevant than ever. The Navy’s future ...
Upgradable and adaptable F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft are expected to ‘remain relevant for a very long time’, ...
The 12 million flight hours milestone cements the F/A-18 and EA-18G fleet’s status as one of the most enduring families of ...
The Navy’s Super Hornets have guarded the seas for decades, but their time is ending - and the F/A-XX is waiting in the ...
The United States is a global military superpower without equal. America’s military supremacy is due to multiple factors, ...
An aeronautics professor says videos clearly show a sonic boom. But the U.S. Air Force has denied that any plane went ...
Super Hornets, which have been armed with five AIM-120s and four AIM-9Xs since April 2024, were recently referred to as “Murder Hornets” in a year-in-review factsheet published by the U.S. Navy.
F/A-18 Super Hornet: The U.S. Navy’s Ultimate Aircraft Carrier Fighter Plane Summary and Key Points: The F/A-18 Super Hornet, produced by Boeing, has been in service since 1999 and is a key ...
24/7 Wall St. Insights: The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet was introduced in 1999 and has become a staple combat aircraft of the U.S. Navy It can be equipped with air-to-air missiles, joint direct attack ...
November will mark the 30th anniversary of the first flight of the locally-built F/A-18 Super Hornet. The National Museum of Transportation will celebrate the fighter jet’s legacy with a series of ...
Here's what there is to know about the Navy's F/A-18 Super Hornet, and how much money has now been lost at sea. An F/A-18E Super Hornet is pictured after landing on board the USS Eisenhower.
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Why the F/A-18 Super Hornet Still Matters

The advanced aircraft featured a 20 percent larger airframe, which could carry upwards of 33 percent more internal fuel, increasing its mission range by 41 percent and its endurance by 50 percent over ...