Having been constructed by the McDonnell-Douglas Corporation’s plant in St. Louis, Missouri, F/A-18C Hornet BuNo 163502 was serving in Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) “Sunliners” aboard ...

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Finland actively involved in NATO’s defense and deterrence efforts focused on the Eastern Flank. The Finnish Air Force deployed seven of its F/A-18C Hornet aircraft to the Mihail Kogalniceanu ...

A ‘Murder Hornet’ F/A-18E assigned to the USS Theodore Roosevelt landing at an airbase in Jordan, clearly showing its unique heavy air-to-air loadout. (Image credit: U.S. Air Force) ...

An F/A-18C Hornet with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 323 is staged for takeoff on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, in July. (Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine/Marine Corps) A Marine Corps ...

Carrier Air Wing 3, one of the oldest air wings in the Navy, operates from the Nimitz -class nuclear-powered carrier with F/A-18 Super Hornet, E-2 Hawkeye, and EA-18G Growler squadrons aboard.

Notably, the Finnish Air Force still has 62 F/A-18C/Ds, Spain has around 84 F/A-18Cs and EF-18As in service, and Canada has around 86 customized CF-18As and Bs in service.

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 ...

Though the Super Hornet is a newer aircraft than many Air Force combat jets, it actually had lower availability compared to Air Force planes, such as the older F-15C/D fighter and the A-10 Warthog.

Kuwait's Air Force currently operates 27 F/A-18C Hornets for combat roles, with 32 F-18E Super Hornets on order. It also uses 15 F-18Ds and F-18Fs to train their pilots.