The F/A-18 was an advanced machine for the 1980s; the jet is still quite capable today. The enduring and admirable F/A-18 ...
Summary and What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy has acquired additional F-16 Fighting Falcons from the U.S. Air Force to replace retiring legacy F/A-18 Hornets used for adversary combat training.
The Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon (aka Viper) has had 29 Air Force customers and one Navy customer in the US Navy for ...
Guidance System: GPS/INS (Global Position/Inertial), Terminal IR Seeker (AGM-154C unique) Platforms: Navy: F/A-18 C/D, F/A-18 E/F, AV-8B, F-35. Air Force: F-16 Block 40/50, B-1, B-2, B-52 ...
which would become the F-16 Fighting Falcon. The Navy, however, would find value in the discarded YF-17, crafting the jet into a versatile workhorse, which is still crucial to the fleet today.