As the first all-weather fighter and attack aircraft in the country, the F/A-18 Hornet has been a mainstay in Marine Corps fighter-attack squadrons, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Reserve squadrons ...

FRCSW managed to push the Legacy F/A-18’s service hours well beyond its original 6,000-flight-hour expectation, with some ...

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 ...

By: Janina Lamoglia, Oct. NAVAL AIR STATION NORTH ISLAND, Calif. — Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) has been a pillar ...

The AIM-174B can reach targets more than 200 miles away. That is an incredible upgrade from the existing munitions and means ...

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 ...

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is transitioning from the F/18 Hornet to the supersonic F-35Bs whose technological advances include improved warfare technology and the capability for vertical ...

18, 2023, a day after the crash ... it drew — rang alarm bells throughout Marine Corps aviation. It was the Marines’ third ...

build out squadrons and replace the legacy F/A-18 Hornet and AV-8B Harrier. Also, earlier this month, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 533 became the second East Coast operational F-35B Lighting II ...

One of the most advanced fighter jets in the world will have a new home in Beaufort. Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort is transitioning from the F/18 Hornet to the supersonic F-35Bs whose ...