How The Super Hornet's New Preferred Air-To-Air Missile Loadout Works
Although the Boeing Super Hornets – both the F/A-18E single seat and F/A-18F dual seat – can carry ten AIM-120 Advanced ...
'Murder Hornet': The Navy's got a new nickname for the missile-packed F/A-18 fighter jets it flew into the Red Sea fight
The air-defense loadout, the name for which was made official in Navy documentation, consists of four AIM-9X and five AIM-120 ...
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The US Navy's Newest Combat Aircraft Can Hit 1,199 MPH
As part of its ongoing modernization efforts, the U.S. Navy has recently added new combat aircraft to its ever-growing ...
Philippines, U.S. hold joint maritime exercises in South China Sea
The Philippines and the United States carried out joint maritime exercises for a fifth time in the South China Sea, Manila's ...
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U.S. Navy Officially Adopts ‘Murder Hornet’ Moniker for F/A-18E/F Equipped with Nine Air-to-Air Missiles
Super Hornets, which have been armed with five AIM-120s and four AIM-9Xs since April 2024, were recently referred to as ...
Murder Hornet Nickname For F/A-18s Equipped With Nine Air-To-Air Missiles Now Official
The U.S. Navy is now officially using “Murder Hornet” to refer to F/A-18E/F fighters armed with five AIM-120 Advanced Medium ...
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Super Hornet atomized
Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Colton Howel of Cadiz, atomized an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the Golden ...
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Super Hornet Incident, Houthi Attacks Help Refine How Surface Force Fights, Say Admirals
The Navy is already analyzing and training to prevent a repeat of a December friendly fire incident that saw USS Gettysburg ...
Boeing Secures a Contract to Support F/A-18 E/F Aircraft Program
The Boeing Company BA recently clinched a contract involving the F/A-18 E/F aircraft. The award has been offered by the Naval ...
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Let’s Examine the Pilots’ Accounts Emerged After the Friendly Fire Incident Involving the F/A-18 Over the Red Sea
Once again, the Super Hornet landed to refuel and waited on deck as the strike package recovered. After waiting for the first DCA aircraft to land, the tanker was launched again. Once airborne ...