The F/A-18 was an advanced machine for the 1980s; the jet is still quite capable today. The enduring and admirable F/A-18 Hornet has been a staple of U.S. naval aviation since the 1980s. But the ...

The start of salvage and recovery operations was delayed several days due to a blustery winter storm that moved through the ...

What You Need to Know: The F/A-18 Hornet, introduced in 1983, has been a versatile backbone of U.S. naval aviation, excelling in air-to-air and air-to-ground roles. Its combat record began in 1986 ...

The IRST Block II enhances ‘situational awareness by supplementing air-to-air detection and track capabilities, and ...

The air-defense loadout, the name for which was made official in Navy documentation, consists of four AIM-9X and five AIM-120 air-to-air missiles.

The U.S.S. Harry S. Truman, which had launched airstrikes against the Houthis in Yemen, struck a commercial vessel near Port ...

Flight radar data captured during the final moments of the CRJ approach revealed an unusually high vertical speed.

The Navy said that the "Murder Hornet" configuration on its F/A-18 fighter jet is comprised of nine air-to-air missiles.

The Finnish Air Force's F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets will participate in training missions with the United States Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft from February 10 to 13, 2025.

In 2021, the Blue Angels transitioned from the Boeing F/A-18 Hornet, which the team has flown since 1986, to the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet. The new Super Hornets are 25% larger, can fly 40% ...

The House Oversight Committee is demanding the Navy reveal more information about a secret effort to learn more about a brain injury phenomenon among its most elite fighter pilots.

F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III Is One Tough Fighter Plane for the U.S. Navy – Over the summer, manufacturer Boeing revealed that the first F/A-18 Block II Super Hornets had ...