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The Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet Is Still Deadly After Nearly 50 Years
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 ...
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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The US Navy's Newest Combat Aircraft Can Hit 1,199 MPH
Most of these aircraft have been introduced to service within the last 20 years. While some legacy models still might prevail, like the F/A-18 Super Hornet, there is continuing innovation within ...
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'Murder Hornet': The Navy's got a new nickname for the missile-packed F/A-18 fighter jets it flew into the Red Sea fight
This air-to-air loadout was first seen on a Boeing-made F/A-18 Super Hornet during flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea last April. The Ike and the ...
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The Navy's last F/A-18C Hornet fighter jet just made its last flight
Andrew Jalali, who piloted the Hornet for its final active-duty ... "Its technological innovation was continued on the F/A-18 E/F/G aircraft and helped the US Navy transition from 4th to 5th ...
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The Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet Is Still Deadly After Nearly 50 Years
The enduring and admirable F/A-18 Hornet has been a staple of U.S. naval ... and something that could fly slow enough to land on an aircraft carrier deck. The YF-17, Air Force reject, hit all ...