Two US Navy aircraft from the USS Nimitz — a Sea Hawk helicopter and an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet — crashed during separate “routine operations” over the South China Sea on Sunday, with all five ...

Key Points and Summary - The F/A-18 Super Hornet remains the workhorse of U.S. naval aviation, but its future is defined by upgrades and its eventual replacement. -While a capable platform, it's not ...

A fighter jet can pull many Gs, which is why back in the mid-80s, there was such a sudden concern shortly after the Navy first deployed the Hornet. It was discovered during testing that there was a ...