One interesting observation that both pilots shared from their Red Sea deployment was that the Navy relied heavily on the F/A-18's ability to refuel other aircraft to enhance mission endurance. In ...
The U.S. Navy is continuing the work to extend the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s service life to 10,000 flight hours, with the latest contract covering up to 60 aircraft. The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a ...
April 28 (UPI) --An F/A-18E fighter on Monday rolled off the side of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and sank to the bottom of the Red Sea in the Middle East, the U.S. Navy said. All ...
Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Isaac Esposito Working on an aircraft carrier is perhaps the most dangerous thing somebody can do in our day and age. No matter the role one has ...
An investigation is underway into how an F/A-18E Super Hornet and a tow tractor were lost at sea after going overboard off the USS Harry S. Truman in the Red Sea on Monday, according to a Navy ...
A Super Hornet lost at sea reignited debate over the future of U.S. aircraft carriers. From drones and hypersonic missiles to ...
The USS Harry S. Truman has had a rough 2025. It lost not one but three F/A-18 Super Hornets — including the one that rolled ...
A U.S. Navy aircraft is in the water off the coast of Virginia after a pilot ejected during a routine training flight this morning. According to the Naval Air Forces Atlantic commander, the pilot was ...
An F/A-18 Super Hornet landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman.US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Gomez An F/A-18 fighter jet went overboard ...
The Navy said that two aircraft deployed from the same carrier crashed separately on Sunday. A Sea Hawk crashed at 2:15 p.m., while a Super Hornet went down half an hour later. The incidents coincide ...
The U.S. Navy has a series of aerial platforms in use, but its main strike fighter is the F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet. The plane arrived back in the 1990s as a replacement for the Grumman F-14 Tomcat and ...
General Electric (NYSE: GE) has received a two-year, $114.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to supply 28 F414-GE-400 engines and associated devices for installation into F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and ...