As part of its ongoing modernization efforts, the U.S. Navy has recently added new combat aircraft to its ever-growing ...
The U.S. Navy plans to operate the Super Hornet until at least the 2030s, transitioning to the F-35 Lightning II thereafter. F/A-18 Super Hornet ... Hornet has a maximum speed of Mach 1.60 ...
In March 2024, the Navy secured a deal that would acquire 17 Block III F/A-18 Super Hornets from ... 18F and five F/A-18E on ...
In fact, the F/A-18 is routinely also employed as tanker to support the CVW. In this role, the Super Hornet uses the so called the “five wet” configuration, with four 480 gallon external fuel ...