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The U.S. Navy just tested a new long-range bomb that can be dropped from an F/A-18 Super Hornet and fly over 300 nautical miles...
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The U.S. Navy just tested a new long-range bomb that can be dropped from an F/A-18 Super Hornet and fly over 300 nautical miles...
The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet just received a comprehensive Block III upgrade that transforms the aging fighter into a networked battle-management quarterback for...
According to recent news reports, the U.S. Navy is making plans to launch a Blackbeard hypersonic missile from an F/A-18 Super Hornet by 2027....
Next-generation infrared target tracking, conformal fuel tanks, a fully redesigned digital cockpit, and new “glide slope” carrier-landing software are just a few of the...
The F/A-XX next-gen naval fighter concept video Northrop Grumman posted last Sunday runs for fifteen seconds. Tailless airframe, folding wings, dorsal intakes — the...
The F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighter Has One Last Conflict to Tend To Before Retirement Next-generation infrared target tracking, conformal fuel tanks, a fully redesigned...
Video footage released on March 26 showed a very near miss by an Iranian man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) on an F/A-18 Super Hornet. The...
The CF-18 Hornet is the definition of a "workhorse" that has been ridden into the ground. In 2026, the structural fatigue of these airframes...
Summary and Key Points: Steve Balestrieri, a former U.S. Army Special Forces NCO and National Security Columnist, evaluates the strategic Navy “firepower demonstration” of...
Summary and Key Points: The F/A-18 Super Hornet has stayed at the center of U.S. Navy airpower by evolving instead of standing still. -Built...