Legacy Hornet

Jan 4, 2022

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

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 has deployed at Prince Sultan Air Base to join the resident Air Expeditionary Wing.

Jan 4, 2022

Nov 30, 2021

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

With its plan to introduce the F-35A well underway, the Royal Australian Air Force is finally retiring the last of its F/A-18A/B Hornets.

Nov 30, 2021

BYJamie Hunter

Nov 1, 2021

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

Many of the paint jobs replicate those worn by Chinese, Russian, North Korean, and Iranian fighter aircraft.

BYJamie Hunter

Nov 1, 2021

May 28, 2021

Navy Details Its Plans To Add Ex-Air Force F-16s To Its Fleet

As the Navy accelerates plans to retire its ‘legacy’ Hornets, it badly needs new high-end aggressor jets.

May 28, 2021

May 7, 2021

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

With the ‘legacy’ F/A-18 Hornet on the way out, the Navy badly needs replacement high-end adversary jets.

May 7, 2021

Feb 26, 2021

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

U.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornets returned home after the type’s final carrier deployment aboard USS Nimitz.

Feb 26, 2021

Nov 4, 2020

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

The team captured the goodbye in gorgeous images and video. Now they will complete their transition to the Super Hornet.

Nov 4, 2020

Jul 25, 2019

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

What it really takes to keep the USMC’s tired Hornet fleet in the air and first-hand experience of Marine Aviation’s waning readiness.

Jul 25, 2019

Jul 8, 2019

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

As the Legacy Hornet fleet is consolidated within the USMC, F/A-18Ds will be distributed to single-seat F/A-18C squadrons and vice-versa.

Jul 8, 2019

May 8, 2019

Canadian Auditors Slam Surplus Aussie Hornet Buy, Describe Fighter Force In Collapse

The watchdog says that buying old jets won’t make up for a worrying lack pilots and maintainers to support the jets Canada has now.

May 8, 2019

Sep 22, 2018

U.S. OKs Canada’s Purchase Of 25 Second-Hand Australian F/A-18 Hornets

The badly needed airframes will begin arriving in Canada in the Summer of 2019 if everything goes as planned.

Sep 22, 2018

Aug 14, 2018

It’s Official! Blue Angels To Receive Full Squadron Of Super Hornets By End Of 2021

Blue Angels will be relinquishing their Legacy Hornets for Super Hornets in the not so distant future according to DoD contract announcement.

Aug 14, 2018

Jun 28, 2018

The USMC’s F/A-18 Hornets Are Getting New Jamming-Resistant GPS Gear

The updated antennas and electronics will help keep the jets combat capable in the face of increasingly common electronic warfare attacks.

Jun 28, 2018

Apr 14, 2018

Navy F/A-18 Legacy Hornets Have Taken Their Last Cruise Aboard A U.S. Aircraft Carrier

33 years after the F/A-18’s first cruise, the Navy’s Legacy Hornet fleet has made its last scheduled deployment aboard a carrier.

Apr 14, 2018

Mar 21, 2018

The Best Of The USMC’s Aging F/A-18 Hornets To Receive Lethal Radar Upgrade

The upgrade represents a massive boost in combat capability for the USMC’s healthiest legacy Hornets.

Mar 21, 2018

Oct 13, 2017

It’s Official, Canada Pens Formal Letter Of Interest For Surplus Aussie F/A-18 Hornets

Ottawa has few other options but to procure the second-hand jets to bolster the RCAF’s rapidly aging CF-18 fleet.