Boeing Inducts 20th U.S. Navy F/A-18 into Service Life Modification
Boeing press release Initially, SLM will extend the life of Super Hornets from 6,000 to ...
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StormBreaker completes first guided release from Super Hornet in U.S. Navy flight test
Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies business, completed the first guided release of a StormBreaker® smart weapon from an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Completes Critical Milestones
With Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 embarked, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) logged significant milestones this week during Post Delivery Test and Trials (PDT&T) operations at sea.
Boeing’s F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet Takes First Flight
The first F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet test jet took its first flight at Boeing's factory in St. Louis, Missouri, the company announced today.
Boeing Delivers First Super Hornet Blue Angel Test Jet
Boeing has delivered the first Super Hornet test aircraft for the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angel flight demonstration squadron.
U.S. Navy completes first AARGM-ER captive carry flight on F/A-18
The U.S. Navy completed the first captive carry flight test of an Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) missile on an F/A-18 Super Hornet June 1, at the Patuxent River test range.
Boeing Rolls Out First F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet Strike Fighter
The first F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet test jet has rolled out of final assembly at Boeing's factory in St. Louis, Missouri, the company announced on May 8, 2020.
U.S. Navy & NAVAIR Fix F/A-18 and EA-18G Arresting Hook Shortfall
A significant shortfall of arresting hook availability has been reversed, thanks to an incredible show of teamwork from F/A-18 and EA-18G Program Office (PMA-265) team members as well as the NAVAIR and Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP).
Final Block II Super Hornet delivered to the US Navy
Since 2005, F/A-18 Super Hornet Block II aircraft have been rolling off Boeing’s production line and serving as the U.S. Navy’s multi-mission capable workhorse. The service took delivery of the final Block II Super Hornet, closing out a run of 322 one-seater F/A-18Es and 286 two-seated F/A-18Fs, on April 17.
Pictures: U.S. Navy and French Navy Aircraft in Cross-Deck Inter-operability Exercise
The Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and the French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) participated in cross-deck inter-operability exercises in the Mediterranean Sea March 3.