Explore the legacy of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, a twin-engine, supersonic combat jet that stands as one of the ...

The F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet incorporates significant technological upgrades to extend its service life and enhance its ...

A sailor directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Nimitz during flight operations on Jan. 17, 2021 in the Arabian Sea. (MC3 Charles DeParlier/U.S. Navy) ...

America's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet, the backbone of the Navy’s fighter force, is getting new fuel tanks, as you can see in the Boeing artist's depiction above.

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 ...

While the Super Hornet is an evolution of the F/A-18 Hornet, the two fighter jets are like completely different machines. Here's how they stack up.

19 Apr 2023, 05:56 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / In order to trace the heritage of the F/A-18 platform back to its most primordial routes, you have to slip the bounds of its maker to another company ...

The facts. Developed by McDonnell Douglas, the Super Hornet, which first flew in 1995, is a twin-engine carrier-capable multirole fighter aircraft based on the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The ...

Super Duper Hornet. There are some things the F/A-18 just can't do. Simply put, today's Super Hornet isn't even comparable to the short takeoff, vertical landing (STOVL) capabilities of the F-35B ...

The Boeing Company delivered two F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet test jets to the U.S. Navy in June 2020, with production to follow successful testing and a contract in place to provide 78 new-build ...

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 Navy reported that “unexpected” heavy weather blew an F/A-18 Super Hornet off of the aircraft carrier the USS Harry S. Truman this past week. So, nature: 1.