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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 ...
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, ...
Upgradable and adaptable F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft are expected to ‘remain relevant for a very long time’, ...
Northrop Grumman released images of its version of the U.S. Navy’s highly anticipated sixth-generation strike fighter. The ...
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 ...
F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet test at the St. Louis International Airport. Boeing Photo The Navy has accepted delivery of its first two Block III Super Hornets to begin testing, even as the ...
The F/A-18 Super Hornet assembly line faces closure as the Navy prepares to shift to the controversial F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. A March 4 decision on potential future orders looms.
The F-35-vs.-Advanced Super Hornet debate has been around since at least 2013, when Boeing conducted the first tests of their jet. While much of the debate has focused on whether a souped-up Super ...
The Navy’s fleet of F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets will have to meet a minimum 80-percent mission capable rate by the end of Fiscal Year 2019, according to a Sept. 17 memo sent from Mattis to ...
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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 ...