Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet are far older than most of the pilots flying them, yet a decade of Service Life Extension Programs has pushed their airframes ...

Key Points and Summary - The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet was never meant to be a star, but it became the backbone of U.S. naval airpower after the A-12 collapsed and the F-14 aged out. -Enlarged, more ...

The U.S. Marine Corps will field the ATAWS on its F/A-18 Legacy Hornet fleet starting in early 2026. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division has announced on Nov. 19, 2025, that the U.S. Marine ...

The U.S. Navy is continuing the work to extend the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s service life to 10,000 flight hours, with the latest contract covering up to 60 aircraft. The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a ...

In a drone-and-hypersonic weapon-dominated future, manned fighter aircraft appear anachronistic. Yet this has not stopped the US Navy and Air Force from devoting enormous resources to fanciful ...