U.S. Navy Fighter Fleet Upgrades

Within the last year, the United States Navy heavily focused on improving the strike fighters in their fleet. The F/A-18 Hornet is a modern version of the Air Force's F-16 Fighting Falcon and designed to be a fighter and attack jet. The more current aircraft in the fleet, the F/A-18 Super Hornet, is about to [...]

By |February 28th, 2018|Aviation News, Technology|Comments Off on U.S. Navy Fighter Fleet Upgrades

Plane of the Week: F/A-18 Super Hornet

The Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet is not to be confused with the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet—although the former was based on the latter. This hornet is super   This twin-engine, supersonic, all-weather multirole fighter jet is capable of landing and taking off from an aircraft carrier. What is perhaps the most impressive feat [...]

By |November 17th, 2017|Plane Of The Week|Comments Off on Plane of the Week: F/A-18 Super Hornet