The F-15EX is larger and more powerful than the Super Hornet—but its size and strength could become a liability, rather than ...

The U.S. Navy no longer required another aircraft that won speed competitions but one that could maintain an air wing in motion when all the rest was wearing out, becoming over-specialized, and more ...

The combat-proven APKWS II laser-guided rocket's use as a valuable low-cost air-to-air weapon continues to grow.

To contextualize the achievement, 12 million flight hours translates into almost 1,370 years, or 500,000 days, of non-stop flying. The F/A-18 Hornet—the main fighter jet platform operated by both the ...

The Air Force passed on the YF-17 prototype, preferring the more agile F-16. But Navy planners liked it—ultimately transforming it into the venerable F/A-18. The upcoming F/A-XX contract award will ...

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Another F/A-18 Hornet has suffered a mishap, this time in Malaysia. Video shows the fighter jet catching fire as it took off, forcing its crew to eject. The incident in Malaysia came one day after a ...

The U.S. Senate has passed a bipartisan resolution recognizing 30 years of service by the F/A-18 Super Hornet, marking the anniversary of the aircraft’s first flight from Lambert ...

A fighter jet can pull many Gs, which is why back in the mid-80s, there was such a sudden concern shortly after the Navy first deployed the Hornet. It was discovered during testing that there was a ...

The F/A-18 is a twin-engine, single- and twin-seat, land- and sea-based, high-performance multirole fighter/attack aircraft. F/A-18A/B/C/D models were powered by two GE F404-GE-400/402 turbofans ...

The U.S. Navy on Monday said that an aircraft carrier responsible for launching strikes in the Red Sea against Houthi terrorists lost an F/A-18 Super Hornet that went overboard. The USS Harry S.