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Is the F/A-18 Super Hornet America’s Best Plane Against the Houthis? Two Pilots Explain
One interesting observation that both pilots shared from their Red Sea deployment was that the Navy relied heavily on the F/A ...
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F/A-XX could be the Navy’s last piloted fighter, bring greater range
The Air Force awarded a contract to Boeing to build its sixth-generation jet, dubbed the F-47, and the Navy's award could ...
The National Interest on MSN21d
The F/A-18 Hornet: Inside the Navy Plane that Almost Never Flew
The Air Force passed on the YF-17 prototype, preferring the more agile F-16. But Navy planners liked it—ultimately transforming it into the venerable F/A-18.
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Navy League 2025: F/A-XX to feature at least 25% range increase over F/A-18E/F
The US Navy's (USN's) upcoming F/A-XX aircraft is to fly at least 25% farther than the Boeing F/A-18E/F it is intended to ...
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Russian Il-38 ‘Buzzes’ USS Carl Vinson While Escorted by U.S. Navy F/A-18 and F-35C
The video shows a Russian Navy Il-38N, NATO reporting name ‘May’, flying very close by the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) at low level. The aircraft is accompanied by an F/A-18 Super Hornet and F ...
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Rep. Kiggans advocates for F-35 jets at NAS Oceana
Congresswoman Jen Kiggans wrote an opinion piece that Stars and Stripes published, calling for F-35 jets to come to NAS ...