The venerable Super Hornet will be displaced by a sixth-generation fighter, and it couldn't happen soon enough.

The American-made F-35 Lightning II and F-22 Raptor fighter jets are considered by most to represent the pinnacle of aerial innovation. These fifth-generation powerhouses outperform their peers in ...

The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet Service Life Extension Program has extended the aircraft from 6,000 flight hours all the way to 10,000 — buying years of additional service life for a 1970s ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. The U.S. Navy, as a standalone, operates one of the ...

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) and Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 F/A-18 is a twin-engine, single- and twin-seat, land- and sea-based, high-performance multirole fighter/attack aircraft. F/A-18A/B/C/D models were powered by two GE F404-GE-400/402 turbofans ...

On Wednesday afternoon local time, a US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet successfully disabled an Iranian cargo ship attempting to run the American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. “CENTCOM forces observed M ...

I have to admit that, even if the F-16s, F-22s, and F-35s of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) spectacularly make the headlines every week, it is the Navy-operated Super Hornets that really get my blood ...

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed into the ocean off Virginia during a routine training flight. The pilot successfully ejected from the aircraft, was rescued within 90 minutes, and transported ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min Boeing's St. Louis-made fighter ...