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 ...

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 ...

F/A-18 Super Hornet: The U.S. Navy’s Reliable Powerhouse A redesigned variant of the F/A-18C and D Hornet, Boeing F/A-18E, and F/A-18F are larger and more capable than its predecessor.

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.

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 ...

A twin-seat F/A-18D Hornet from the VMFA-232, a single-seat F/A-18C Hornet from VMFA-323, an F-35B from VMFAT-502 and an F-35C from VMFA-311 during the Project Legacy flight on Mar. 4, 2025.

A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet is pictured in flight. It is understood that Legacy Hornets, which first entered service in the early 1980s, could be supplied to Ukraine, rather than more advanced ...

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.

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.