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Today on The Daily Aviation discover the awesome story of one of the most emblematic US Navy plane: the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet and its variant the Super Hornet.

The two fighters are tailored to the needs of their respective services; the F-16 is fast and lightweight, while the F/A-18 is better suited to carrier operations.

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The Air Force passed on the YF-17 prototype, preferring the more agile F-16. But Navy planners liked it—ultimately transforming it into the venerable F/A-18. The upcoming F/A-XX contract award will ...

Will The U.S. Navy Receive Its Final F/A-18 Super Hornets? – Around the holidays, money can be tight, a fact that the United States Navy has also learned as its negotiations to buy the last batch of ...

The civilian-contracted adversary fleet in the U.S. will gain a considerable boost with the delivery of highly-capable legacy Hornets from Australia.

Another F/A-18 Hornet has suffered a mishap, this time in Malaysia. Video shows the fighter jet catching fire as it took off, forcing its crew to eject. The incident in Malaysia came one day after a ...