Maverick, the first hornet that comes to most American moviegoers’ minds (at least the ones without a military background ...

Because the Super Hornet is relatively new — especially compared to 1970s aircraft like the A-10 and F-15 — the Navy might be able to keep F/18E/Fs in service longer. The Department of the ...

In March 2024, the Navy secured a deal that would acquire 17 Block III F/A-18 Super Hornets from ... 2023 due to the cost of each individual Super Hornet. Articles from 1977 released by the ...

In response three manufacturers have offered their fighter as a suitable replacement: the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet, the Saab Gripen ... with NY Times US F-15 Fighter Jets Takeoff from Frozen ...

Never mind that Pierre Sprey once barged into an Air Force meeting demanding to have the Super Hornet's Air Force counterpart, the F-15 scrapped in favor of his own design called the F-XX.

When both the Hornet and the Super Hornet finally leave the decks of ... who previously worked with McDonnell Douglas on the F-15 program, development time on the F-16 was able to be greatly ...

“10 or 15 minutes later we heard the jet overhead ... replacement for the AIM-54 Phoenix in terms and the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and the F-35C Lightning II, use different air-to-air missiles.

An F/A-18 Super Hornet from Naval Air Station Oceana and ... “These are just the first of many deliveries, with around 15 years of SLM deliveries to go.” The company and the Navy worked ...

In prior fiscal years, Congress appropriated and authorized about $1.15 billion ... 70s-era McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet design. When the Navy tried to end the Super Hornet line after FY ...

Since March 15, U.S. forces have attacked more than ... On Dec. 22, the cruiser USS Gettysburg accidentally shot down an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the aircraft carrier.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron ... since U.S. strikes against targets in Yemen resumed on March 15. The following is the complete April 28, 2025, statement from ...

Previous Navy estimates put the unit cost of the last 20 airplanes at $55.7 million per Super Hornet. Congress previously appropriated and authorized approximately $1.15 billion for the F/A-18s ...