The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has been the backbone of the U.S. Navy carrier air wing since 2001. Eight hundred and thirty-eight ...

The Super Hornet became good enough and affordable for the Navy after the threat environment changed following the end of the ...

The F/A-18 has been able to carry out most of the Navy's requirements while being affordable, although it is increasingly struggling.

Boeing and the U.S. Navy celebrated a milestone delivery last week in St. Louis with 500 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and derivative EA-18G Growlers joining the Navy's tactical aircraft fleet. The Super ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has passed a bipartisan resolution recognizing 30 years of service by the F/A-18 Super Hornet, marking the anniversary of the aircraft’s first flight from Lambert Field in ...

A F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, Nov. 29, 2025. (Lillian Olen/U.S. Navy) For the past 10 days, naval aviators across six squadrons attached to the ...

US armed forces in the Gulf of Oman have disabled at least three Iranian-flagged vessels transiting to Iranian ports, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

A U.S. F/A-18 Super Hornet was involved in a near miss after being targeted by an apparent Iranian MANPADS system during a low altitude strafing run with the 20 mm M61 cannon. Videos emerged online on ...

The F-15 was designed first and foremost as an air superiority fighter. Speed, altitude, range, and payload were prioritized, without much attention paid to air-to-ground capabilities. The F/A-18, ...