How The Super Hornet's New Preferred Air-To-Air Missile Loadout Works
Although the Boeing Super Hornets – both the F/A-18E single seat and F/A-18F dual seat – can carry ten AIM-120 Advanced ...
'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
The air-defense loadout, the name for which was made official in Navy documentation, consists of four AIM-9X and five AIM-120 ...
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Second US Navy fighter jet narrowly avoided being shot down in 'friendly fire' incident: source
An F/A-18 Super Hornet – flying a few miles behind the Hornet that was shot down – was forced to take evasive maneuvers after a second surface-to-air missile was fired from the cruiser USS ...
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US fighter shot down in 'apparent case of friendly fire' over Red Sea
The fighter was an F/A-18 Hornet flying off the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman. One of the carrier's escort ships, the missile cruiser Gettysburg, "mistakenly fired on and hit" the plane ...
Murder Hornet Nickname For F/A-18s Equipped With Nine Air-To-Air Missiles Now Official
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 ...
What does it take to clear an Asian hornets' nest?
Once removed the nests are double bagged, and zip tied to prevent contamination during transit. All nests are placed in a ...
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U.S. Central Command Launches First 2025 Strikes Against Houthis
U.S. Central Command forces launched the first strikes of 2025 against the Houthis on Wednesday. The forces, which were not ...
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U.S. Super Hornet Shot Down Over Red Sea in Friendly Fire Incident; Aviators Safe
Sailors prepare an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the ‘Red Rippers’ of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, to take off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S.