The F/A-18 was an advanced machine for the 1980s; the jet is still quite capable today. The enduring and admirable F/A-18 Hornet has been a staple of U.S. naval aviation since the 1980s. But the ...

During Desert Storm, the Navy and Marine Corps both relied on the F/A-18. Notably, during the very first day of the war, two F/A-18 pilots were credited with shooting down two Iraqi MiG-21s.

The F-18 Super Hornet is estimated to cost approximately $67.4 million, according to the Navy Air Systems Command. This was not the first fighter jet to fall off the USS Harry S. Truman.

The Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet has been in service since 1999, replacing the aging F-14 Tomcat, and it remains a key asset for the U.S. Navy. The Super Hornet is an upgraded variant of the ...

While the Navy's investigation of the F/A-18 shootdown is just beginning, the parallels with Iran Air 655 are troubling. Like the Vincennes, the Gettysburg was an Aegis-equipped Ticonderoga-class ...

"They were aiming, in general, at people, at cars, I saw one round hit a car and bounce off," a Navy Yard resident told WUSA9 ...

A U.S. Navy cruiser shot down a Navy F/A-18 fighter jet over the Red Sea early Sunday morning, U.S. Central Command said. The F/A-18 was shot by weapons from the guided-missile cruiser the USS ...

In March 2024, the U.S. Navy secured a deal to acquire 17 F/A-18 Super Hornets from Boeing for $1.1 billion. By the end of 2026, the Navy is set to procure the following: Ten F/A-18F Super Hornets ...

From the moment I looked skyward at my first Navy Blue Angels Air Show when I was five years old, I was in awe. A few decades ...

The Trump administration is delaying the U.S. Navy's next-generation F/A-XX fighter jet project to focus resources on the Air ...

In April 2025, a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter fell off the side of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman while the ship was conducting evasive maneuvers in response to incoming Houthi ...

With just days to go until the U.S. Navy Blue Angels are set to perform in the Chippewa Valley Air Show, 18 News' Elliot ...