Among the most interesting payloads was that of a single-seat F/A-18C Hornet, specifically the aircraft assigned to the commander of VMFA-323, which was carrying 10 CATM-120s (Captive Air Training ...
In Malaysia, Marines found out how their F/A-18D Hornets ... if sucked into an intake, can destroy the turbine blades of a Hornet’s engines, grounding the craft. Each day of Air Warrior ...
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.
The F-35C Lightning II is the U.S. Navy’s first low-observable carrier-based aviation platform. The F-35 is being purchased to replace the F/A-18C/D Hornet as the carrier strike group’s ...
Notably, the Marine Corps did not buy into the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet program and has instead soldiered on with legacy Hornets. F/A-18C/D Hornets ... Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni is a major ...
An F/A-18F Super Hornet pilot from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32 made history by becoming the first US female pilot to ...