Aircraft Aviation History Defense Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet: its origin, purpose and performance The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a carrier-capable supersonic and highly capable multirole fighter aircraft known for its… November 17, 2023
Defense US Navy equips F/A-18E/F Super Hornet with StormBreaker bomb Raytheon, a subsidiary of RTX, announced the successful integration of the StormBreaker smart weapon onto the F/A-18E/F Super… November 8, 2023
Defense Lockheed Martin, Raytheon to develop hypersonic anti-ship missile for US Navy fighters Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have been awarded a $116 million contract by the US Naval Air Systems Command… April 2, 2023
Defense Will the Indian Navy extend the production of the F/A-18 Super Hornet? Boeing will cease manufacturing the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet at the end of 2025 unless it receives… February 24, 2023
Defense Finland closes major highway to conduct air force drill Finland closed one of its major highways so that the Finnish Air Force could use a section to… October 10, 2022
Defense US Navy trials Litening targeting pod on F/A-18 Super Hornet The United States Navy completed the first test flights on its F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter using Northrop Grumman’s… September 7, 2022
Defense US Navy recovers F/A-18E fighter from Mediterranean Sea The US Navy recovered the F/A-18 Super Hornet that blew overboard from the deck of the USS Harry… August 9, 2022
Defense India finishes carrier-testing F/A-18 as Super Hornet squares off against Rafale India has finished testing the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet in preparation for selecting its next carrier-based fighter jet. The… July 20, 2022
Defense Blue Angels selects first female pilot for 2023 air show season The Flight Demonstration Squadron of the US Navy, known as the Blue Angels, has announced the six new… July 19, 2022
Defense US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet blown overboard by heavy wind A US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet embarked aboard the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier was blown overboard… July 11, 2022
Defense US Navy grounds aircraft pending one-day safety review After a series of crashes affecting both US Navy and Marine aircraft, all non-deployed naval aviation units were… June 14, 2022
Defense F/A-18 Super Hornet crashes in California, killing pilot A United States Navy McDonnell Douglas F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed on June 3, 2022, near Trona, California.According to… June 7, 2022
Defense India to begin evaluating the Rafale M fighter for Vikrant aircraft carrier From January 6, 2022, the Indian Navy will test the naval version of the Dassault Rafale fighter jet,… January 4, 2022
Defense Canada confirms Boeing exclusion from fighter procurement tender Public Services and Procurement Canada indirectly confirmed that Boeing’s F/A-18 Super Hornet is no longer being considered as… December 2, 2021
Defense US Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter crashes in California’s Death Valley A F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet of the United States Navy crashed in California’s Death Valley National Park.The… October 6, 2021
Defense Boeing delivers first Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet to the US Navy Boeing delivered the first operational Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet to the US Navy, the manufacturer reported on… September 27, 2021
Defense Boeing performs first successful unmanned refueling mission On June 7, 2021, the Boeing MQ-25 T1 test asset refueled a US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet, marking… June 7, 2021
Defense A look at US Navy’s new vision for fighter jets in 2030 The past few days saw quite a lot of talk on the topic of naval air power, as… April 2, 2021