A Spanish F-18 demo turns tense when the jet appears to drop dangerously low during a high-speed maneuver. In a split-second ...

The F-16 Fighting Falcon is the world's most popular fighter jet, with over 2,100 serving active roles in various air forces. On the other hand, the F-18 Hornet (or Super Hornet for the later variants ...

Iran has again claimed to have shot down another American fighter jet in the ongoing war with the United States, alleging that a US F/A-18 Hornet was struck by its air defenses, a claim momentarily ...

America's armed forces have a long-held tradition of giving military aircraft nicknames (with stories behind them). Notable examples of American planes with nicknames include the F-14 Tomcat (the ...

The CF-18 Hornet Demonstration Team and the F/A-18 Swiss Hornet Solo Display will not fly for the 2025 airshow season to focus resources on modernization and training. The Royal Canadian Air Force and ...

The U.S. Navy has completed the first live-fire test of a new Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER). The missile was successfully launched from a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Ukraine is pushing for more U.S. military support as it begins what is ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. An F/A-18 Hornet combat jet has crashed in a remote area near Marine ...

In December, 2024, the US lost an F-18 jet (but the pilots ditched and were recovered) to a friendly fire incident. The Navy F-18 were launched from a US aircraft carrier and were fighting Houthi ...

A Wall Street Journal’s report, quoting people familiar with the friendly fire incident, says a Kuwaiti F/A-18 might be responsible for the loss of three U.S. F-15Es. As we previously reported, three ...