The IRST Block II enhances ‘situational awareness by supplementing air-to-air detection and track capabilities, and ...

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the F/A-18 E/F Infrared Search and ...

Next year will mark 40 years since the EF-18 Hornet arrived in Spain, where it first served in Wing 15 in Zaragoza. The ...

ER, whose existence was well documented, while the new 1,000 lb bomb might have been specifically produced for ...

the Blue Angels transitioned to the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The Angels flew the F/A-18A/B models from 1986 to 2010, and the McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F/A-18C/D models from 2010 to 2020.

Polish FA-50 aircraft will be equipped with fake cockpits to enhance their odds in aerial combat. We explain their exact ...

The U.S. Air Force passed over the YF-17 prototype to select the F-16 fighter jet. But the U.S. Navy made it the F/A-18 Hornet.

The enduring and admirable F/A-18 Hornet has been a staple of U.S. naval aviation since the 1980s. But the prototype from which the F/A-18 was developed, the YF-17, failed to impress U.S. Air ...

It showed what was possible, setting the stage for the Navy to give its F/A-18s a greater air-defense role with a new heavy air-to-air "Murder Hornet" configuration. Unit award documents obtained ...

The Navy declared initial operational capability for the F/A-18 E/F Infrared Search and Track Block II system in November 2024, according to a Navy spokesperson -- a milestone that follows reliability ...