Key Points - The F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet incorporates significant technological upgrades to extend its service life and enhance its capabilities. -Key improvements over previous models include ...

Key Points and Summary - The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet—born in the 1990s to replace aging F-14s and legacy Hornets—heads for its final production run as Boeing fulfills a last Navy order of 17 jets.

An F/A-18E Super Hornet is estimated to cost about $60 million.US Navy photo An F/A-18 Super Hornet fell off the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman on Monday. A defense official said a ...

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The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has been the U.S. Navy’s workhorse since 1999. Larger and more capable than its predecessor the original Hornet, it brings a bigger airframe, more fuel, increased payload, ...

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 ...

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 ...

An F/A-18 Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, “The Fighting Checkmates” of Virginia Beach, Va., heads for a ...

The Boeing Company BA recently clinched a modification contract to provide service life extension of F/A-18 Block II Super Hornet aircraft from 6,000 flight hours to 10,000 flight hours. The award has ...