It’s not just Su-57 being less stealthy than F-35 (-40 dBsm) – it has a 1,000 times bigger RCS. The configuration of the Sukhoi Su-57…
Military Aviation
Tag:
F/A-18 Super Hornet
-
-
Aircraft CarriersMilitary Aviation
Future Carrier Air Wings will have one Squadron of 16 F-35Cs and three F/A-18E/F squadrons totalling 28 Super Hornets
by Dario LeoneThe future wing would still feature 44 strike fighters as it does now, but the mix of Block 4 F-35C Lightning…
-
Military Aviation
‘The successor to the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II has already flown and broken a lot of records,’ USAF says
by Dario LeoneThe project, named Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) features a network of advanced fighter aircraft, sensors and weapons in a growing…
-
Aircraft CarriersLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
E-2C Hawkeye struck parked Super Hornet’s training AIM-9X during bolter
by Dario LeoneNo one in the E-2C Hawkeye or on the deck were injured in the mishap. On Aug. 23, 2020 a US…
-
Military AviationU.S. Navy
US Navy starts development of next-generation manned fighter to replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft
The US Navy is moving toward the pursuit of a manned fighter aircraft that would include many of the capabilities on…
-
Military Aviation
First two F/A-18 Super Hornets to complete Service Life Modification delivered to the US Navy
by Dario LeoneInitially, SLM will extend the life of Super Hornets from 6,000 to 7,500 flight hours. Future modification plans in 2022 will…
-
Top Gun 2 which Paramount had slotted as a holiday movie with a Dec. 23 date, is now scheduled for July…
-
Military Aviation
Boeing delivers first two F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet test aircraft to U.S. Navy
by Dario LeoneThe first operational Block III jet will be delivered to the Navy in early 2021. Boeing delivered the first two F/A-18…
-
Military AviationWeapons
GBU-53/B StormBreaker SDB II completes first guided release from US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet
The F/A-18E/F will become the second fighter jet to add the weapon when the program reaches initial operational capability later this…
-
Military AviationU.S. NavyWeapons
US Navy completes first AARGM-ER missile captive carry flight on F/A-18 Super Hornet
by Dario LeoneDuring the test, the F/A-18 Super Hornet conducted a series of aerial maneuvers in order to evaluate integration and structural characteristics…
Newer Posts
