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Navy’s Peculiar Plan To Retire EA-18 Growlers Is Up In The Air

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 17, 2022

EA-18 Expeditionary Squadron Retirement
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Navy Wants to Send 25 EA-18G Growlers to the Boneyard

By James Deboer, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 26, 2022

Marine F/A-18 Hornets Bolster U.S. Presence In Saudi Arabia
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Marine F/A-18 Hornets Bolster U.S. Presence In Saudi Arabia

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 5, 2022

It’s Official, Canada Has Rejected The F/A-18 Super Hornet As Its Next Fighter
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It’s Official, Canada Has Rejected The F/A-18 Super Hornet As Its Next Fighter

By Thomas Newdick and Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 2, 2021

Australia Says Farewell To The F/A-18 Legacy Hornet As Its Final Flight Looms (Updated)
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Australia Says Farewell To The F/A-18 Legacy Hornet As Its Final Flight Looms (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Nov 30, 2021

Inside The Navy’s Top Aggressor Squadron That Is About To Trade Its Hornets For Super Hornets
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Inside The Navy’s Top Aggressor Squadron That Is About To Trade Its Hornets For Super Hornets

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 1, 2021

U.S. Navy Adversary Unit Reveals Super Hornet Masquerading As Russia’s Top Fighter
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U.S. Navy Adversary Unit Reveals Super Hornet Masquerading As Russia’s Top Fighter

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 1, 2021

These Are The Proposed Paint Schemes For The Navy’s New Adversary Super Hornets
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These Are The Proposed Paint Schemes For The Navy’s New Adversary Super Hornets

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 1, 2021

China’s National Insignia Appears On U.S. Navy Adversary F/A-18 Hornet
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China’s National Insignia Appears On U.S. Navy Adversary F/A-18 Hornet

By Joseph Trevithick and Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 1, 2021

The Navy Has Received Its First Block III F/A-18 Super Hornets
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The Navy Has Received Its First Block III F/A-18 Super Hornets

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 27, 2021

This Is The Most Incredible Super Hornet Footage We Have Ever Seen
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This Is The Most Incredible Super Hornet Footage We Have Ever Seen

By Thomas Newdick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 23, 2021

Navy Halts Plans To Give Its Super Hornets Conformal Fuel Tanks (Updated)
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Navy Halts Plans To Give Its Super Hornets Conformal Fuel Tanks (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 26, 2021

Navy Fighters Are Flying Armed Overwatch Missions Over Kabul
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Navy Fighters Are Flying Armed Overwatch Missions Over Kabul

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 19, 2021

Navy’s New Jamming Pods For EA-18G Growler Eyed For Air Force Fighters
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Navy’s New Jamming Pods For EA-18G Growler Eyed For Air Force Fighters

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 28, 2021

The Navy’s Tanker Drone Makes History By Refueling A Manned Aircraft For The First Time (Updated)
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The Navy’s Tanker Drone Makes History By Refueling A Manned Aircraft For The First Time (Updated)

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Jun 8, 2021

Surplus F-16 Vipers Eyed To Replace Navy Aggressor Squadron’s Legacy F/A-18 Hornets
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Surplus F-16 Vipers Eyed To Replace Navy Aggressor Squadron’s Legacy F/A-18 Hornets

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on May 7, 2021

F/A-18 Legacy Hornets Have Left The Navy’s Carrier Decks For The Last Time
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F/A-18 Legacy Hornets Have Left The Navy’s Carrier Decks For The Last Time

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Feb 26, 2021

Navy Considers Axing Conformal Fuel Tanks From Its Block III Super Hornet Upgrade Plan
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Navy Considers Axing Conformal Fuel Tanks From Its Block III Super Hornet Upgrade Plan

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 29, 2021

Watch A Super Hornet Launch Off A “Ski Jump” During Testing Aimed At The Indian Navy
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Watch A Super Hornet Launch Off A “Ski Jump” During Testing Aimed At The Indian Navy

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 21, 2020

Watch Crew Eject From An Australian Super Hornet After An Aborted Takeoff
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Watch Crew Eject From An Australian Super Hornet After An Aborted Takeoff

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Dec 9, 2020

The Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East Timor
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The Untold Story Of How Indonesian And Australian Jets Nearly Came To Blows Over East Timor

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Dec 2, 2020

Australia Teams Up With U.S. To Get Hypersonic Missiles For Its Super Hornets In Five Years
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Australia Teams Up With U.S. To Get Hypersonic Missiles For Its Super Hornets In Five Years

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 30, 2020

Navy F/A-18 Squadron Commander’s Take On AI Repeatedly Beating Real Pilot In Dogfight
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Navy F/A-18 Squadron Commander’s Take On AI Repeatedly Beating Real Pilot In Dogfight

By Commander Colin 'Farva' Price

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The Plan For Making Aging USMC F/A-18 Hornets Deadlier Than Ever For A Final Decade Of Service
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The Plan For Making Aging USMC F/A-18 Hornets Deadlier Than Ever For A Final Decade Of Service

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

The EA-18G Growler Has Its Own Topgun School For Electronic Attack Instead Of Dogfighting
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The EA-18G Growler Has Its Own Topgun School For Electronic Attack Instead Of Dogfighting

By Jamie Hunter

Updated on Nov 27, 2020

Aussie F/A-18 Hornet Bristling With Missiles Joins Others For Jaw-Dropping Photo Shoot
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Aussie F/A-18 Hornet Bristling With Missiles Joins Others For Jaw-Dropping Photo Shoot

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 5, 2020

The Blue Angels Just Said Goodbye To The F/A-18 Legacy Hornet With A Final Sunset Flight
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The Blue Angels Just Said Goodbye To The F/A-18 Legacy Hornet With A Final Sunset Flight

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Nov 5, 2020

Spain To Buy More Eurofighter Typhoons To Replace Aging F/A-18 Hornet Fighter Jets
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Spain To Buy More Eurofighter Typhoons To Replace Aging F/A-18 Hornet Fighter Jets

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Oct 21, 2020

Navy Hires Boeing To Develop A Very Fast And Long-Range Strike Missile Demonstrator
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Navy Hires Boeing To Develop A Very Fast And Long-Range Strike Missile Demonstrator

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 21, 2020

Navy Fighter Jet Crashes In The Desert Near China Lake Test Base (Updated)
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Navy Fighter Jet Crashes In The Desert Near China Lake Test Base (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Oct 20, 2020

F/A-18 Super Hornets Are Flying Middle East Combat Missions With New Infrared Sensor Pod
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F/A-18 Super Hornets Are Flying Middle East Combat Missions With New Infrared Sensor Pod

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Oct 8, 2020

This Is Our First Look At A Kuwait Air Force Super Hornet In Its Frontline Paint
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This Is Our First Look At A Kuwait Air Force Super Hornet In Its Frontline Paint

By Thomas Newdick

Updated on Sep 28, 2020

E/A-18G Growler Sports Its New Jamming Pod In The Anechoic Chamber In This Very Sci-Fi Pic
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E/A-18G Growler Sports Its New Jamming Pod In The Anechoic Chamber In This Very Sci-Fi Pic

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 22, 2020

The Navy’s New Jammers For Its EA-18G Growlers Cut Back Their Range More Than The Old Pods
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The Navy’s New Jammers For Its EA-18G Growlers Cut Back Their Range More Than The Old Pods

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 21, 2020

Watch This F/A-18 Hornet Chuck Its External Fuel Tank During A Carrier Catapult Launch
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Watch This F/A-18 Hornet Chuck Its External Fuel Tank During A Carrier Catapult Launch

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 14, 2020

This Video Of F/A-18s Refueling From A KC-130 Near A Lightning Storm Is Sinister As Hell
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This Video Of F/A-18s Refueling From A KC-130 Near A Lightning Storm Is Sinister As Hell

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Sep 6, 2020

F/A-18 Super Hornet Is Now Undergoing Ski Jump Launch Trials For The Indian Navy
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F/A-18 Super Hornet Is Now Undergoing Ski Jump Launch Trials For The Indian Navy

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Aug 20, 2020

Boeing Shows Super Hornets Bristling With 14 Missiles In Formal Sales Pitch To Canada
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Boeing Shows Super Hornets Bristling With 14 Missiles In Formal Sales Pitch To Canada

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 31, 2020

The Blue Angels Have Officially Received Their First F/A-18E Super Hornet
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The Blue Angels Have Officially Received Their First F/A-18E Super Hornet

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 27, 2020

Navy’s Super Hornet Boss On The Jet’s Game-Changing Infrared Search And Track Sensor
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Navy’s Super Hornet Boss On The Jet’s Game-Changing Infrared Search And Track Sensor

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jul 27, 2020

This Syria-Bound Super Hornet Is Carrying A Uniquely Massive Bomb Load
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This Syria-Bound Super Hornet Is Carrying A Uniquely Massive Bomb Load

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 5, 2020

Celebrate 4th Of July With This Exhilarating F/A-18 Super Hornet Cockpit Footage
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Celebrate 4th Of July With This Exhilarating F/A-18 Super Hornet Cockpit Footage

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 4, 2020

A Hornet Weapon Systems Officer’s View of the Navy’s Suffocating Jet Crews
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A Hornet Weapon Systems Officer’s View of the Navy’s Suffocating Jet Crews

By Joe “Smokin” Ruzicka

Updated on Jul 3, 2020

Major Taj “Cabbie” Sareen Is A Hero To Remember On This Memorial Day
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Major Taj “Cabbie” Sareen Is A Hero To Remember On This Memorial Day

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 2, 2020

Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet Crashed Into The Philippine Sea
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Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet Crashed Into The Philippine Sea

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 18, 2020

Navy Super Hornet Conducts First Guided Launch Of Impressive ‘Stormbreaker” Miniature Bomb
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Navy Super Hornet Conducts First Guided Launch Of Impressive ‘Stormbreaker” Miniature Bomb

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 15, 2020

More Than Half Of Finland’s F-18 Hornets Take Part In An “Elephant Walk” Readiness Drill
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More Than Half Of Finland’s F-18 Hornets Take Part In An “Elephant Walk” Readiness Drill

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 9, 2020

Navy’s Highly Promising Long-Range Air Defense Busting Missile Has Taken Its First Flight
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Navy’s Highly Promising Long-Range Air Defense Busting Missile Has Taken Its First Flight

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 3, 2020

Get Your First Look At The Navy’s Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet Test Jet
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Get Your First Look At The Navy’s Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet Test Jet

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 8, 2020

First Photos Emerge Of F/A-18E Super Hornet In Blue Angels Paint
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First Photos Emerge Of F/A-18E Super Hornet In Blue Angels Paint

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on May 6, 2020

Marine F/A-18 Hornets Fly Armed With Live Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles In Japan
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Marine F/A-18 Hornets Fly Armed With Live Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles In Japan

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 30, 2020

This Man Owns The World’s Most Advanced Private Air Force After Buying 46 F/A-18 Hornets
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This Man Owns The World’s Most Advanced Private Air Force After Buying 46 F/A-18 Hornets

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Apr 11, 2020

F/A-18 Hornets Blast By “Tiny Little Grumman” Private Plane With Wing-Rocking Salute
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F/A-18 Hornets Blast By “Tiny Little Grumman” Private Plane With Wing-Rocking Salute

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 23, 2020

Australia To Sell Retired F/A-18 Hornet Fighters To Private Aggressor Firm Air USA
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Australia To Sell Retired F/A-18 Hornet Fighters To Private Aggressor Firm Air USA

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Mar 5, 2020

Navy EA-18G Teamed With Two Other Growlers Flying Semi-Autonomously As Loyal Wingmen
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Navy EA-18G Teamed With Two Other Growlers Flying Semi-Autonomously As Loyal Wingmen

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Feb 4, 2020

Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Takes Flight With New Infrared Search And Track Pod
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Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Takes Flight With New Infrared Search And Track Pod

By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Jan 15, 2020

Unwrap These Ten Insanely Awesome Viral Aviation Videos This Christmas
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Unwrap These Ten Insanely Awesome Viral Aviation Videos This Christmas

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Dec 24, 2019

Navy Super Hornets Hit Big 80 Percent Readiness Goal, But Sustaining It Is Another Question (Updated)
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Navy Super Hornets Hit Big 80 Percent Readiness Goal, But Sustaining It Is Another Question (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Sep 26, 2019

There Are More Fighters On This Packed Ramp In Wisconsin Than In Some Entire Air Forces
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There Are More Fighters On This Packed Ramp In Wisconsin Than In Some Entire Air Forces

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 19, 2019

A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet Has Crashed In Death Valley’s Famous Star Wars Canyon (Updated)
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A Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet Has Crashed In Death Valley’s Famous Star Wars Canyon (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Aug 1, 2019

Confessions Of A U.S. Marine F/A-18 Hornet Maintainer
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Confessions Of A U.S. Marine F/A-18 Hornet Maintainer

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 25, 2019

Marines Winding Down Weapon Systems Officer Position, F/A-18Ds To Fly With Pilot Only
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Marines Winding Down Weapon Systems Officer Position, F/A-18Ds To Fly With Pilot Only

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 19, 2019

Marines Moving To Composite Hornet Squadrons Made Up Of F/A-18Ds And F/A-18Cs
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Marines Moving To Composite Hornet Squadrons Made Up Of F/A-18Ds And F/A-18Cs

By Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jul 9, 2019

Navy to Slash Legacy F/A-18 Hornet Fleet To Prop Up Beleaguered USMC Squadrons
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Navy to Slash Legacy F/A-18 Hornet Fleet To Prop Up Beleaguered USMC Squadrons

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jun 30, 2019