These days, the US doesn't use the original F/A-18 Hornet — we fly the F/A-18 Super Hornet. The new name wasn't given merely because the aircraft got some new software updates and a couple of ...

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In March 2024, the Navy secured a deal that would acquire 17 Block III F/A ... F/A-18 Hornet came in at $13 million. If you adjust for inflation, that puts the cost of the current Super Hornet ...

The Super Hornet entered service in the late 1990s, with the F/A-18E (single-seat) and F/A-18F (two-seat) variants quickly becoming the backbone of the U.S. Navy's carrier air wings.

The Navy’s fleet of Super Hornet fighter jets introduced in the late 1990s are aging more poorly than the preceding fleet of F-18 Hornets, according to a Congressional Budget Office report ...

A defense official confirmed an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet crashed into the sea while attempting to land on the carrier on May 6. The pilots ejected and suffered minor injuries. On April 28 ...

Boeing is scheduled to close the F/A-18 Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler production line in 2025 following the last deliveries to the US Navy (USN), the company said on 23 February, although a new ...

NAPLES, Italy — An F/A-18 Super Hornet jet “blew overboard” and off the deck of the carrier USS Harry S. Truman Friday "due to unexpected heavy weather in the Mediterranean Sea," according ...

Breaking: Another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea after it suffered an arrestment failure while trying to land.