It's been a long time since I flew either the F-16 (1000 hrs) or F/A-18 (400 hrs), but after four years in each jet, I ...

Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet are far older than most of the pilots flying them, yet a decade of Service Life Extension Programs has pushed their airframes ...

One interesting observation that both pilots shared from their Red Sea deployment was that the Navy relied heavily on the F/A-18’s ability to refuel other aircraft to enhance mission endurance. In ...

To contextualize the achievement, 12 million flight hours translates into almost 1,370 years, or 500,000 days, of non-stop flying. The F/A-18 Hornet—the main fighter jet platform operated by both the ...

A fighter jet can pull many Gs, which is why back in the mid-80s, there was such a sudden concern shortly after the Navy first deployed the Hornet. It was discovered during testing that there was a ...

The tanker qualification partnership paves the way for an extended reach and enhanced interoperability for allied airpower, says the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft ...