The F-16 Fighting Falcon is the world's most popular fighter jet, with over 2,100 serving active roles in various air forces. On the other hand, the F-18 Hornet (or Super Hornet for the later ...

This is a huge improvement for the Super Hornet, as current hardware restrictions leave many fleet aircraft stuck with H-16, an older software. Some trainer F-18s even utilize 25X software ...

Right-wing commentators have tied the incident to broader concerns about alleged incompetence in the U.S. military.

US Navy fighter jet squadrons are equipped with F/A-18 Super Hornets, F-35Cs, and EA-18Gs plus F-5s and F-16s for training.

The F/A-18 Super Hornet launched from the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was shot down by apparent “friendly fire” from the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg on Dec. 22. Although the ...

The incident, though there are still many unknowns, underscores the risks of friendly fire in intense combat, especially a complex air-defense fight.

Both the F/A-18A and F/A-18C Hornet variants have been replaced by the updated F/A-18E/F Super Hornets. VFA-106 is the Navy's East Coast Fleet Replacement Squadron, which trains naval aviators to ...

An F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft was shot down in an apparent case of friendly fire, CENTCOM said. The incident occurred after the missile cruiser USS Gettysburg mistakenly fired on the craft.

The Delta Design Review of the Advanced Electronic Warfare (ADVEW) prototype for the US Navy’s (USN’s) F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has been successfully completed, an important stage for a system which may ...