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The Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet Is Still Deadly After Nearly 50 Years
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.
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US Navy sailors sculpt F-35C stealth fighter for Japan’s iconic snow festival
The C-model is the Navy’s carrier-capable variant and the fifth-generation fighter. Strike Fighter Squadron 147, the ...
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See Lockheed's cutting-edge $50 million stealth ship the US Navy couldn't find a use for
Impact Link The Cold War was a golden age for stealth technology as the US military ... Lockheed Martin's F-117 Nighthawk, the first operational stealth fighter. But the US Navy sought to get ...
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Taking A $15 Casio F91W 5,000 Meters Underwater
When considering our favorite spy movies and kin that involve deep-sea diving, we’d generally expect to see some high-end ...
The US's Top 8 Military Aviation Export Deals In 2024
The US boasted a bumper year in military exports in 2024, with fighter jets and helicopters being some of its leading sales.
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Officials say remains of 55 of 67 victims of midair collision have been recovered and identified
Authorities say they have recovered the remains of 55 of the 67 people killed in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001.
How the US Navy's first hostile drone kill with an air-to-air missile set the stage for the emergence of the 'Murder Hornet'
The Navy said that the "Murder Hornet" configuration on its F/A-18 fighter jet is comprised of nine air-to-air missiles.
House Committee to Examine Secret Navy Effort on Pilot Brain Injuries
The Navy quietly started screening elite fighter pilots for signs of brain injuries caused by flying, a risk it officially ...
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Commander of Navy Ship Involved in F/A-18 Friendly Fire Incident Turns over Command
The commanding officer of the USS Gettysburg -- the Navy ship whose crew shot down one of its own fighter jets in the Red Sea ...
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The F-15EX Eagle II: How and Why the F-15 Got Unbelievably Good
Stealth? Overrated. The F-15EX Eagle II proves that speed, weapons, and brute force still matter in modern air combat. While ...
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US Navy’s next-generation sensor for Super Hornets achieves Initial Operating Capability
The full rate production decision is scheduled for first-half 2025 and this will authorise the US Navy (USN) to fully outfit its carrier-based F/A-18E/F Super Hornet squadrons with InfraRed Search-and ...