To contextualize the achievement, 12 million flight hours translates into almost 1,370 years, or 500,000 days, of non-stop flying. The F/A-18 Hornet—the main fighter jet platform operated by both the ...
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How one woman became the first female Blue Angels F/A-18 pilot
Meet the first Female Blue Angels F-18 Super Hornet Pilot. LT Amanda Lee joined the world-renowned Blue Angels flight ...
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Is the F/A-18 Super Hornet America’s Best Plane Against the Houthis? Two Pilots Explain
One interesting observation that both pilots shared from their Red Sea deployment was that the Navy relied heavily on the F/A-18's ability to refuel other aircraft to enhance mission endurance. In ...
The U.S. Marine Corps will field the ATAWS on its F/A-18 Legacy Hornet fleet starting in early 2026. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division has announced on Nov. 19, 2025, that the U.S. Marine ...
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 ...
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