In the past, the US Navy operated dedicated air superiority fighter jets, most famously the F-14 Tomcat, but also older designs like variants of the F-4 Phantom II. However, today the US Navy relies ...

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has been the backbone of the U.S. Navy carrier air wing since 2001. Eight hundred and thirty-eight built. Roughly 550 are still in active service. Combat missions over Iraq, ...

Engines Two GE F404-GE-402 afterburning turbofans (~17,700 lbf total thrust) Two GE F414-GE-400 afterburning turbofans (~44,000 lbf total thrust) Top Speed ~1,190 mph (1,915 km/h) / Mach 1.8 ~1,190 ...