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The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather supersonic, twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole combat aircraft, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation). Designed by McDonnell Douglas and Northrop , the F/A-18 was derived from the latter's YF-17 in the 1970s for use by the United States Navy and ...
All of the F/A-18A and Bs were scheduled to be retired by 2022. [111] The RAAF's Hornet sustainability planning was designed to allow the type to be retained in service for longer if the F-35 program experienced further delays. [38] No. 3 Squadron was the first Hornet unit to be reequipped, and ceased operating the type in December 2017.
Ukraine is studying the possibility of acquiring some or all of Australia’s 46 remaining FA-18A and two-seat F/A-18B Hornet jets. Is that a good idea? Ukraine May Buy Hand-Me-Down F/A-18 Hornets ...
AIR 6000, Phase 2A/2B, Stage 2: 58 F-35A fighters have been approved for purchase bringing total on order to 72 aircraft. Stage 1&2 will replace all F/A-18A/B fighters in service. AIR 6000, Phase 2C: around 28 additional F-35A fighters planned for purchase. These will replace all F/A-18F fighters in service. Air 7000 Ph2B: P-8A and P-3C
GAF/McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet: F/A-18A Hornet F/A-18B Hornet: United States Australia: Single-seat multi-role fighter-attack aircraft: 1985–2021: 75 aircraft. The Hornets were operated by No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF, No. 3 Squadron RAAF, No. 75 Squadron RAAF and No. 77 Squadron RAAF. See McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet in ...
The Super Hornet is an enlarged redesign of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet.The wing and tail configuration trace its origin to a Northrop prototype aircraft, the P-530, c. 1965, which began as a rework of the lightweight Northrop F-5E (with a larger wing, twin tail fins and a distinctive leading edge root extension, or LERX). [4]
In March 2020 the Australian Minister for Defence Industry Melissa Price announced that up to 46 ex-Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets, as well as associated spare parts and test equipment inventory, would be sold to AirUSA. [5] In December 2021 the Australian Defence Magazine reported that the status of the Australian Hornet sale was ...
The Super Hornet, developed in the 1990s as a jumbo version of the original F/A-18C Hornet, is the U.S. Navy’s main fighter jet. Barring an order from India, Boeing will pivot manpower and ...