The US Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has a top speed of Mach 1.6 (1,190 mph), which is slower than some adversaries like ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

“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.

BERKELEY — Boeing’s decision to phase out production of the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet ... focused on defense products like the F-15, the T-7A and the MQ-25. “We are planning for ...

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 ...

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 investigation is underway into how an F/A-18E Super Hornet and a tow tractor were lost ... against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen since March 15. U.S. forces have hit more than 800 targets ...

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 ...

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 ...