The F/A-18 Hornet has long been one of the U.S. Navy's most powerful all-weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat aircraft. The F/A-18 entered active service in 1983 for the U.S. Marine Corps ...

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 ...

A US military vessel appears to be assisting in rescue and recovery operation, according to a marine traffic website.

The two Navy pilots ejected from the plane, which crashed in the San Diego Harbor shortly after 10 a.m. local time.

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

The air-defense loadout, the name for which was made official in Navy documentation, consists of four AIM-9X and five AIM-120 air-to-air missiles.

The captain of a nearby fishing boat saw the pilots who ejected from a Navy fighter jet and rescued them after just moments in the water.

The F-18 is part of a U.S. Marine Corps squadron ... Marine Corps photos show the F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 312, loaded with two AGM-158 missiles while on the ...

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

According to the 2025 Marine Corps Aviation Plan released Feb. 3, the Corps plans to procure a total 280 F-35Bs and 140 ...