An F-18 Hornet launches at RIAT 2025 before turning a takeoff into a brutal vertical pull-up. The jet builds speed low over ...

Former TOPGUN instructor Dave Berke, flew four elite US fighters. Of them all, he says the F-22 Raptor has no true equal.

The U.S. Navy F-18 Super Hornet Demo Team will headline the act at Wings Over Wausau this Friday and Saturday.

America's armed forces have a long-held tradition of giving military aircraft nicknames (with stories behind them). Notable examples of American planes with nicknames include the F-14 Tomcat (the ...

The F-16 Fighting Falcon is the world's most popular fighter jet, with over 2,100 serving active roles in various air forces. On the other hand, the F-18 Hornet (or Super Hornet for the later variants ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Adding retired F/A-18 jets and their weapons systems to Ukraine's air ...

The U.S. Navy has completed the first live-fire test of a new Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER). The missile was successfully launched from a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super ...

A Wall Street Journal’s report, quoting people familiar with the friendly fire incident, says a Kuwaiti F/A-18 might be responsible for the loss of three U.S. F-15Es. As we previously reported, three ...

The aircraft completed multiple ski-jumps, roll-in and fly-in arrestments to demonstrate compatibility to Indian Navy requirements. Boeing announced on Jul. 20, 2022, that its F/A-18 Super Hornet ...

Weight Empty: ~10,450 lb (4,740 kg)Standard conditions (normal loaded): ~18,000 lb (8,165 kg)Maximum Takeoff Weight: 24,500 lb (11,113 kg) Empty: ~23,000 lb (10,400 ...