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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...
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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...
Synopsis: RIMPAC 2024 delivered a stark demonstration of modern maritime strike. The retired amphibious transport dock Dubuque and the decommissioned amphibious assault ship Tarawa...
Summary and Key Points: The F/A-18 Hornet emerged in 1983 to solve the Navy’s “hyper-specialization” crisis, replacing the F-4 and A-7 with a single,...
Summary and Key Points: The YF-17 “Cobra” remains one of the most successful “failures” in military aviation history. -Originally developed for the Air Force’s...
Summary and Key Points: The old AT&T slogan fits air combat: win by getting to the fight and striking first from standoff range. The...
Summary and Key Points: Boeing’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is edging toward the end of the production road after Northrop Grumman completed the final aft/center...
On the opening night of Operation Desert Storm, an Iraqi Air Force MiG-25 Foxbat scrambled on alert and engaged a U.S. Navy F/A-18C conducting...
Summary and Key Points – The U.S. Navy faces a critical capability gap as its sixth-generation F/A-XX fighter program remains on indefinite pause due...
Key Points and Synopsis: In 2026, the F/A-18 Super Hornet remains the U.S. Navy’s reliable workhorse, prioritizing multirole flexibility and high sortie rates over...
Key Points and Summary – Canada’s search for 88 new fighters to replace its aging CF-18s narrowed dramatically when Ottawa quietly pushed Boeing’s F/A-18...