The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet was born from urgency: replace aging Navy jets, fly from tight decks, and do everything reasonably ...

Round about 17 years ago, aviation fans across the web hailed the retirement of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat as one of the worst tactical decisions the U.S. Navy's made in decades. This was doubly so.

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet—born in the 1990s to replace aging F-14s and legacy Hornets—heads for its final production run as ...

In March 2024, the Navy secured a deal that would acquire 17 Block III F/A-18 Super Hornets from Boeing for a grand total $1.1 billion. This purchase will give the Navy 12 F/A-18F and five F/A-18E on ...

Whenever the United States military fields new equipment, it tends to go through various refits and upgrades over time. Instead of outright replacing the M-16 during the Vietnam War, the Army switched ...

For the second time in just over a week, a U.S. Navy fighter jet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, according to USA TODAY. A defense official confirmed an F/A ...

F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III Is One Tough Fighter Plane for the U.S. Navy – Over the summer, manufacturer Boeing revealed that the first F/A-18 Block II Super Hornets had been upgraded to the latest ...

Two US Navy aircraft from the USS Nimitz — a Sea Hawk helicopter and an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet — crashed during ...

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This November will mark the 30th anniversary of the maiden flight of the F/A-18 Super Hornet. Reports indicate that the United States Navy could still award a contract for the F/A-XX later this year, ...