Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet are far older than most of the pilots flying them, ...

The F/A-18 Hornet is the most widely flown fighter jet by the Marine Corps It was developed by McDonnell Douglas and Northrop, and introduced in the early 1980s The Marine Corps has not upgraded to ...

Key Points and Summary – The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet was never meant to be a star, but it became the backbone of U.S. naval ...

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 aircraft in modern naval aviation. The U.S. Navy has announced on Aug. 1, ...

America's armed forces have a long-held tradition of giving military aircraft nicknames (with stories behind them). Notable examples of American planes with nicknames include the F-14 Tomcat (the ...

The F/A-18 Hornet has long been one of the U.S. Navy's most powerful all-weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat aircraft. The F/A-18 entered active service in 1983 for the U.S. Marine Corps, and ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – 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 ...

The Super Hornet remains the Navy’s most advanced frontline carrier-based strike fighter. The resurgence in violence between American troops and the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen is ongoing, ...

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 ...

Weight Empty: ~10,450 lb (4,740 kg)Standard conditions (normal loaded): ~18,000 lb (8,165 kg)Maximum Takeoff Weight: 24,500 lb (11,113 kg) Empty: ~23,000 lb (10,400 ...