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F/A-XX: The Ghost Fighter of the US Navy
The U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter program, envisioned as a crucial replacement for the aging F/A-18 Super Hornet, is now at risk of becoming a “fairy tale” due to significant delays and ...
The U.S. Navy’s next-generation F/A-XX stealth fighter program is on the brink of cancellation, a casualty of a new Pentagon ...
Item 1 of 2 A U.S. navy F-18 Super Hornet lands on the flight deck on the USS Nimitz, off the coast of Busan, South Korea, 27 March, 2023. Jeon Heon-Kyun/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo ...
It's just that emotion and when you hear those thrusters go over your head. It's one of those feelings you can't describe, in ...
On Monday, two Navy F-18 aircraft from the Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia and two Canadian F-18s from Bagotville, Quebec, are due to arrive at the South Burlington base. The F-18 pilots will be ...
Detroit Red Wings forward Alex DeBrincat had an unforgettable experience on Saturday. As part of the 2025 Thunder Over Michigan Air Show, he was chosen as a "Key Influencer" to fly with the elite Blue ...
The US Navy’s newest and biggest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is set be deployed to the Mediterranean, according to a report.
While the Super Hornet has primarily been deployed for air-to-ground attack, it has also proven itself in air-to-air combat. In 2018, a US Navy F/A-18E downed a Syrian Air Force Sukhoi Su-22 ...
The US Navy retired the last of its F-14s in 2006 following the introduction of Boeing's carrier-based F/A-18 Super Hornet, a multi-role aircraft considered easier to maintain.