Boeing and Northrop Grumman began flying a prototype of an Advanced Super Hornet in August. Outfitted with conformal fuel tanks, an enclosed weapons pod and signature enhancements, the now ...

The enhanced weapons pod serves to lower the radar signature ... “We switched the name to Advanced Super Hornet because it fits the domestic market better now,“ Mike Gibbons, vice president ...

Boeing put forward and tested an Advanced Super Hornet (ASH) concept in 2013. With conformal fuel tanks and an enclosed weapons pod, this improved Super Hornet is 50 percent stealthier than the ...

Once developed to its full potential, the Advanced Super Hornet could perform most of ... fuel and an enclosed low-observable (LO) weapons pod that can carry 2500lbs of ordnance onboard the ...

Boeing has unveiled an F/A-18F Super Hornet demonstrator aircraft fitted ... of prototype conformal fuel tanks (CFT), an enclosed weapons pod and new radar cross-section treatments.

The F/A-18 Super Hornet, unlike pretty ... of upgrading the airborne weapons platform, and one of the main focuses for the changes is the legacy targeting pod. Back in May of last year, Northrop ...

"The point of putting on a conformal fuel tank and the point of the external weapons pod ... The Super Hornet is configured to fire the AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missile, the AIM-120 Advanced ...

The US Navy says it is pleased with results of recent flight tests of a Boeing F/A-18E/F Super ... an external weapons pod -- a configuration Boeing calls the "Advanced Super Hornet." ...

Boeing Co. on Wednesday showcased its Block III Super Hornet, which comes with a larger variety of weapons, extended range, advanced targeting and sensor systems, and better fuel efficiency ...

The Litening ATP (advanced targeting pod) has completed its first test flights on the U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet, Northrop Grumman announced on Sept. 7, 2022. The pod is an electro-optical ...

An enclosed weapons pod would make the plane more aerodynamic while also cutting down on the plane's radar cross section. Combined with the form-fitting fuel tanks, the Advanced Super Hornet could ...

The new IRST weapons pod mounted on a F/A-18 F Super Hornet at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, Calif. US Navy Photo The U.S. Navy has test flown a Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet equipped with a ...