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U.S. Navy Declares Initial Operational Capability for IRST Pods on F/A-18 Super Hornets
The IRST Block II enhances ‘situational awareness by supplementing air-to-air detection and track capabilities, and ...
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A US Navy pilot narrowly avoided crashing into the sea by as little as 16 feet after a 'catastrophic' failure aboard his aircraft carrier
At the time of that near-miss, the naval aviator was flying a Boeing-made F/A-18E Super Hornet carrier-based fighter with ...
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US Navy’s next-generation sensor for Super Hornets achieves Initial Operating Capability
The USN has announced Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the Boeing F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet IRST Block II system, ...
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Navy to Adopt New Sensor System for Super Hornet Jets
Learn how the US Navy is upgrading its Super Hornet fleet's sensor to improve aircrew tracking and targeting capabilities.
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Bombing incident causes fire in Ocala National Forest
A Navy training exercise went awry on Wednesday when an F-18 dropped a live bomb outside of the Pinecastle Bomb Range, ...
F/A-18’s Infrared Search And Track System Has “Significant Reliability Problems”
The U.S. Navy’s podded Infrared Search And Track System, or IRST, planned for its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters, has ...
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Navy F/A-18 Fleet Gets Enhanced Target Tracking as IR Search and Track System Achieves IOC
PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the F/A-18 E/F Infrared Search and ...
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A US Navy pilot narrowly avoided crashing into the sea by as little as 16 feet after a 'catastrophic' failure aboard his aircraft carrier
At the time of that near-miss, the naval aviator was flying a Boeing-made F/A-18E Super Hornet carrier-based fighter with Strike Fighter Squadron 83 and was embarked aboard the aircraft carrier ...