A critical system failed as a Super Hornet fighter jet was landing on USS Harry S. Truman. The jet slid off the deck into the ...

The US Navy has lost a fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz as both crashed into the South China Sea in separate incidents within 30 minutes of each other on Sunday ...

Another Navy fighter jet sank to the bottom of the Red Sea on Tuesday following the second such mishap aboard the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in just over a week, a U.S. official told ABC ...

A squadron of Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets began arriving at an air station southeast of Hiroshima this week to replace the service’s first squadron of F-35B Lightning II fighters deployed to Japan.

An F/A-18 fighter jet landing on the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea went overboard, forcing its two pilots to eject, a defense official told The Associated Press on Wednesday.The ...

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 ...

A fighter jet can pull many Gs, which is why back in the mid-80s, there was such a sudden concern shortly after the Navy first deployed the Hornet. It was discovered during testing that there was a ...

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, ...

The Air Force passed on the YF-17 prototype, preferring the more agile F-16. But Navy planners liked it—ultimately transforming it into the venerable F/A-18. The upcoming F/A-XX contract award will ...

Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35A Lightning II fighter jets are taking part in the Baana 25 exercise underway in Finland. The Royal Netherlands Air Force joined this year’s edition of the Baana ...

The Navy intends for the sixth-generation F/A-XX to replace the aging F/A-18 and E/A-18 aircraft. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly approved plans to advance the Navy’s F/A-XX ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. To date, Lockheed Martin has delivered more than 1,200 F-35 ...