As the US Navy transitioned away from specialized fighter aircraft, it systematically overhauled the F/A-18 to serve in ...

Northrop’s YF-17 “Cobra” lost the U.S. Air Force’s 1970s Lightweight Fighter competition to the YF-16, but it went on to ...

The F/A-18 Hornet has long been one of the U.S. Navy's most powerful all-weather, carrier-capable, multirole combat aircraft. The F/A-18 entered active service in 1983 for the U.S. Marine Corps, and ...

In March 2024, the Navy secured a deal that would acquire 17 Block III F/A-18 Super Hornets from Boeing for a grand total $1.1 billion. This purchase will give the Navy 12 F/A-18F and five F/A-18E on ...

The Navy’s bad luck this year continues. So far it has had to deal with morale woes, recruiting difficulties and a string of command firings. Now Mother Nature scored a win over the service. The Navy ...

This November will mark the 30th anniversary of the maiden flight of the F/A-18 Super Hornet. Reports indicate that the United States Navy could still award a contract for the F/A-XX later this year, ...

For several years now NASA has been working on something called the X-59 QueSST. We're talking about an experimental aircraft meant to test a new design and new technologies for civilian supersonic ...