The USS Theodore Roosevelt cut through Pacific waters under a deceptively calm morning sky. Flight deck crews performed routine maintenance checks while pilots grabbed coffee in the ready room, ...

A fighter jet can pull many Gs, which is why back in the mid-80s, there was such a sudden concern shortly after the Navy first deployed the Hornet. It was discovered during testing that there was a ...

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To contextualize the achievement, 12 million flight hours translates into almost 1,370 years, or 500,000 days, of non-stop flying. The F/A-18 Hornet—the main fighter jet platform operated by both the ...

The Super Hornet is a proven, reliable airframe with an established global logistics chain. It can generate more repeat ...

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 ...

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Fourth-generation fighters were supposed to disappear. Instead, they still define Western air power in 2026.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has passed a bipartisan resolution recognizing 30 years of service by the F/A-18 Super Hornet, ...