-Although slightly slower than its predecessors, the Super Hornet excels in carrier operations and incorporates technology initially developed for fifth-generation aircraft like the F-35 and F-22.

While the Super Hornet may not feature the same stealth characteristics as the F-35 and F-22, the platform is still ...

The F/A-18 Hornet has long been one of the U.S. Navy's most powerful all-weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat aircraft. The F/A-18 entered active service in 1983 for the U.S. Marine Corps ...

While fifth-generation platforms like the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II appear to get all the media buzz, one older fighter jet in service with the U.S. Navy should not be overlooked so quickly.

The earliest version of the Hornet, the F/A-18A, first flew in 1978. The Super Hornet — which includes the single-seat F/A-18E and the two-seat F/A-18F — made its maiden flight in 1995.

A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet lands on the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis in the Arabian Sea. ... adding that the F-22 “has struggled” and the F-16 “is a bit of a high bar” to clear.

The Super Hornet display at dusk is one of the highlights of the NAS Oceana Air Show Beach Blast. The video in this post shows an F/A-18F Super Hornet from VFA-106 “Gladiators” as it peforms ...

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) ... On Dec. 22, the cruiser USS Gettysburg accidentally shot down an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the aircraft carrier.

The U.S. Navy said a F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet was blown over the side of the USS Harry S. Truman after "unexpected heavy weather" near Naples, Italy.