The two fighters are tailored to the needs of their respective services; the F-16 is fast and lightweight, while the F/A-18 ...

Bravery, or good engineering? That was the cry along Gijón’s beachfront as a Spanish Air Force F/A-18 Hornet, its maneuver caught by hundreds of shocked onlookers, rolled severely at low altitude ...

A video verified by Reuters shows the moment when a Spanish F-18 fighter jet was forced to perform “evasive maneuvers” to avoid crashing into attendees during the Gijón Air Festival. The military ...

From unstable airframes to a lack of safety features, not all pilots in the US Air Force are qualified to fly these aircraft. Military aviators are uniquely skilled individuals, operating their ...

To contextualize the achievement, 12 million flight hours translates into almost 1,370 years, or 500,000 days, of non-stop flying. The F/A-18 Hornet—the main fighter jet platform operated by both 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 ...