Although the Boeing Super Hornets – both the F/A-18E single seat and F/A-18F dual seat – can carry ten AIM-120 Advanced ...

The U.S. Navy is now officially using “Murder Hornet” to refer to F/A-18E/F fighters armed with five AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM) and four AIM-9X Sidewinders. The ...

24, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Kory Hughs edited by The Aviationist) TAGGED:AIM-120 AMRAAM AIM-9X Sidewinder Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet U.S. Navy ...

The Pentagon plans to launch a test campaign to integrate Lockheed Martin's Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile with the US Air ...

The service has delayed approving low-rate initial production for the new Boeing single-engined trainer jet until 2026, but ...

Super Hornets which since April 2024 have ... The post U.S. Navy Officially Adopts ‘Murder Hornet' Moniker for F/A-18E/F Equipped with Nine Air-to-Air Missiles appeared first on The Aviationist.

Boeing In the 1990s a heavily upgraded version, the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, was developed and is still in production. Meanwhile, the USN had begun to retire the old A, B, C, and D versions, replacing ...

As already reported, on Dec. 22, 2024, an F/A-18F Super Hornet, embarked aboard USS Harry S. Truman, was shot down in what the U.S. Central Command called “an apparent case of friendly fire”.

Developed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) in the 1970s ... The F/A-18 (and the upgraded Super Hornet) continues to be a backbone for U.S. and allied forces around the world.

The F/A-18 Super Hornet was introduced in 1999 as ... Developed originally by McDonnell Douglas, and later by Boeing, the F/A-18 Hornet is a versatile multirole aircraft. It serves as a fighter ...