The IRST Block II enhances ‘situational awareness by supplementing air-to-air detection and track capabilities, and ...

The U.S. Navy’s podded Infrared Search And Track System, or IRST, planned for its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters, has ...

Just Totally Amazing: The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are advanced variants of the original F/A-18C and D Hornet, featuring significant upgrades in size, capacity, and technology.

Neither Boeing nor BAE Systems announced a timeframe for when the work would be conducted, or if it will only apply to F-15EX Eagle IIs and F/A-18E/F Super Hornets in the U.S. military's fleet.

Learn how the US Navy is upgrading its Super Hornet fleet's sensor to improve aircrew tracking and targeting capabilities.

The USN has announced Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the Boeing F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet IRST Block II system, ...

The Navy said that the "Murder Hornet" configuration on its F/A-18 fighter jet is comprised of nine air-to-air missiles.

Recently, an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet from VX-9 was... Summary: The F/A-18 multi-role fighter, serving the US Navy for nearly 40 years, has evolved through multiple upgrades to stay relevant.

The entire incident played out in just under 20 seconds, demanding quick thinking. At the time of that near-miss, the naval aviator was flying a Boeing-made F/A-18E Super Hornet carrier-based fighter ...

An upgraded, passive missile targeting sensor for the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet is now eligible for deployment, the U.S. Navy said on Feb. 4. The Block II infrared search and track (IRST ...

The air-defense loadout, the name for which was made official in Navy documentation, consists of four AIM-9X and five AIM-120 air-to-air missiles.

The U.S. Navy announced initial operational capability for the Infrared Search and Track (IRST) Block II system for the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet ...