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Canada’s CF-18 Hornet Fighter Crisis

Canada’s Air Force is running out of runway. Aging CF-18s are costly to keep flightworthy, readiness is sliding amid pilot ...
The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet—born in the 1990s to replace aging F-14s and legacy Hornets—heads for its final production run as ...
One interesting observation that both pilots shared from their Red Sea deployment was that the Navy relied heavily on the F/A-18’s ability to refuel other aircraft to enhance mission endurance. In ...
This November will mark the 30th anniversary of the maiden flight of the F/A-18 Super Hornet. Reports indicate that the United States Navy could still award a contract for the F/A-XX later this year, ...
For the second time in just over a week, a U.S. Navy fighter jet from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier has been lost in the Red Sea, according to USA TODAY. A defense official confirmed an F/A ...
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) said Wednesday that it will move upgrade work on the F/A-18 Super Hornet out of north St. Louis County starting in 2026 and is considering multiple ...
America's armed forces have a long-held tradition of giving military aircraft nicknames (with stories behind them). Notable examples of American planes with nicknames include the F-14 Tomcat (the ...
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – November will mark the 30th anniversary of the first flight of the locally-built F/A-18 Super Hornet. The National Museum of Transportation will celebrate the fighter jet’s ...
An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the USS Harry S. Truman crashed into the Red Sea, according to CNN sources. Both crew members ejected successfully, and were recovered with minor injuries. The jet is the ...
The USS Harry S. Truman lost an F/A-18 Super Hornet worth more than $60 million in the Red Sea on Tuesday, and no, you aren't re-reading the same story from just over a week ago. The $60 million ...
A Navy pilot was rescued from the waters off Virginia on Wednesday after an F/A-18 Super Hornet went down during a routine training flight. The crash happened around 10 a.m. ET, according to Lt.