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 ...

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

April 28 (UPI) --An F/A-18E fighter on Monday rolled off the side of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and sank to the bottom of the Red Sea in the Middle East, the U.S. Navy said. All ...

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has been the U.S. Navy’s workhorse aircraft for a quarter-century. The Super Hornet – the upgraded and enlarged version of the F/A-18 Hornet – is set to continue in that ...

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 ...

Aerospace giant Boeing has long touted the advanced capabilities of two aircraft – the F-15EX Eagle II and the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. Each is a significantly enhanced version of the multirole fighter ...

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 ...

The configuration speaks volume about the type of mission flown by the F/A-18E Super Hornets in the Red Sea, where the U.S. Navy aircraft are often called in to intercept Houthi drones. USS Dwight D.

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After a lengthy dispute with the Pentagon, Boeing has secured a production contract for the US Navy’s (USN’s) final new-build F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters. The deal, announced by the Pentagon on 19 ...

The pilot, who has not been identified, was attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83, based at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia, WAVY reported. Military officials have not said ...

Originally developed as a surface-to-air missile, the Standard Missile 6 has been now installed, once again, on a Super Hornet. The reasons remain unknown so far. A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet was ...