Tom Cruise did his own jet flying in "Top Gun: Maverick." But not an F-18. The Navy said no, even to Tom Cruise. He still fed his need for speed.

The F-18 HARV or High Alpha Research Vehicle was a NASA testbed used to study performance at high angles of attack or alpha. The aircraft flew from 1989 to 1996 in a 3 phased research program that ...

The F/A-18 came into being because the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps required a versatile multi-role fighter. Ideally, the fighter had to be able to engage enemies on the ground and in the air ...

Experience flying an F-18 Super Hornet with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels! French far-right leader Le Pen barred from seeking public office with immediate effect Jason Statham's ‘A Working Man ...

The F/A-18 Hornet is a highly recognizable fighter jet that's been in operation since 1978. In addition to the United States military flying this twin-engine fighter for combat missions, the Navy ...

Spanish F-18 Fighter Jet Crashes While Flying Low, Pilot Dies The aircraft was on an exercise with another F18 fighter and was flying at a low altitude when the accident occurred. Agence France-Presse ...

The female pilot, who was not named in the Navy release, was flying an F/A-18 Super Hornet off the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower as part of Strike Fighter Squadron 32, nicknamed the ...

An August F-16 crash killed Oleksiy ‘Moonfish’ Mes. America withheld a critical tactical system that might have averted it.

In March 2024, the U.S. Navy secured a deal to acquire 17 F/A-18 Super Hornets from Boeing for $1.1 billion. By the end of 2026, the Navy is set to procure the following: Ten F/A-18F Super Hornets ...

A confidential Navy program is studying whether intense fighter jet operations can cause devastating brain injuries in flight crews. Two F/A-18 Super Hornets practicing a one versus one dogfight ...

While the F/A-18 had a top speed of Mach 1.6-1.8, the powerful F-14 could hit Mach 2.34. The F-14 was “amazingly fast” said Tom “Trots” Trotter, boasting that he once went from 150 knots ...

I'd say that the Thrustmaster AVA F/A-18 Super Hornet system is even better to use, thanks to all the metal involved in its construction, but what you're getting here is a simpler system for quite ...