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The F-35 Is Its Own Worst Enemy, One Analyst Says — Australia Now Finds It Too Capable to Need a Fourth Squadron of Them

Australia has put a fourth squadron of F-35s on hold, keeping its fleet at seventy-two jets and redirecting the money toward long-range missiles, extended...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 23, 2026

(Jan 31, 2009) An F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 launches from the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are operating in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility and are focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder/Released)

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The U.S. Navy Just Tested a Bomb that Flies Twenty Times Farther than the Old One — and it Could Be the Key to Beating China’s Air Defenses

Summary and Key Points: For decades, American warplanes ruled the skies against enemies who could barely shoot back. That era is ending — and...

Caleb LarsonJune 6, 2026

A U.S. Navy F/A-18F and F-35, both assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 9, fly over the Point Mugu Sea Range in Southern California with a U.S. Air Force F-15 during Gray Flag 2024 on Sept. 24, 2024. Gray Flag is an annual large-force test event that brings the joint force together to test and evaluate multi-domain systems in a maritime environment, ensuring our nation’s warfighters are equipped with effective, interoperable systems that will help them deter aggression, protect our nation’s prosperity and security, and return home safely to their families. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Kory Hughs)

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SpaceX Veterans Built a Mach 5 Hypersonic Missile the U.S. Navy Wants to Fire From F/A-18s by 2027

The U.S. Navy plans to fire Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic missile from an F/A-18 Super Hornet by 2027. Built by former SpaceX engineers, Blackbeard is...

Isaac SeitzMay 28, 2026

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the “Kestrels” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137, prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in the Pacific Ocean, April 22, 2026. Nimitz is deployed as part of Southern Seas 2026 which seeks to enhance capability, improve interoperability, and strengthen maritime partnerships with countries throughout the region through joint, multinational and interagency exchanges and cooperation.

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The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet Is A 1970s Design — And The Navy Is Keeping It Flying into The 2030s

The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet Service Life Extension Program has extended the aircraft from 6,000 flight hours all the way to 10,000 —...

Kris OsbornMay 24, 2026

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 195, taxis on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Celebes Sea, Nov. 29, 2025. George Washington is the U.S. Navy’s premier forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific region, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Crowley)

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Landing on A U.S. Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Is A Controlled Crash at 140 Knots onto A Moving Runway 1,000 Feet Long

Landing a fixed-wing aircraft on an aircraft carrier is one of the most demanding procedures in all of aviation. The aircraft is arriving at...

Harrison KassMay 22, 2026

U.S. Navy Blue Angels 5 and 6 fly past each other in an opposing knife edge pass during the Luke Days 2026 airshow, March 22, 2026, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. Events like Luke Days 2026 provide insight into the training, preparation and teamwork that enable the joint force to respond quickly and effectively when needed. anytime and anywhere. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels demonstrate the precision, speed and discipline required to operate the F/A-18 Super Hornet, one of the Navy’s frontline carrier-based fighter aircraft. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Hampton Stramler)

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The Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Secret Weapon: The F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighter Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has been the backbone of the U.S. Navy carrier air wing since 2001. Eight hundred and thirty-eight built. Roughly 550...

Harry J. KazianisMay 21, 2026

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Tom Cruise Could Make $100,000,000 From Top Gun 3 — Paramount Just Confirmed the Sequel and Cruise Is Officially Locked In

Paramount Pictures formally confirmed Top Gun 3 at CinemaCon in April 2026, with Tom Cruise officially returning, Jerry Bruckheimer back as producer, and Ehren...

Caleb LarsonMay 9, 2026

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The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Made Its Combat Record Flying for Iran

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat earned its dramatic combat reputation flying for Iran, not America. The United States sold 78 F-14s to Iran during the...

Steve BalestrieriMay 6, 2026

An F/A-18F Super Hornet Strike Fighter Squadron 103 is parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) as the ship operates in the Arabian Sea on Dec. 5, 2006. The Eisenhower is in the Arabian Sea in support of maritime security operations.

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Sorry, F-35: Canada Has a Message for the F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighter

When the Royal Canadian Air Force announced it was opening a competition to replace its aging CF-18 fighters in 2017, the need was to...

Steve BalestrieriApril 30, 2026

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The F-35 Is Its Own Worst Enemy, One Analyst Says — Australia Now Finds It Too Capable to Need a Fourth Squadron of Them

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The U.S. Navy Just Tested a Bomb that Flies Twenty Times Farther than the Old One — and it Could Be the Key to Beating China’s Air Defenses

Dollars and Sense

SpaceX Veterans Built a Mach 5 Hypersonic Missile the U.S. Navy Wants to Fire From F/A-18s by 2027

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet Is A 1970s Design — And The Navy Is Keeping It Flying into The 2030s

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Landing on A U.S. Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Is A Controlled Crash at 140 Knots onto A Moving Runway 1,000 Feet Long

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Secret Weapon: The F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighter Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

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Tom Cruise Could Make $100,000,000 From Top Gun 3 — Paramount Just Confirmed the Sequel and Cruise Is Officially Locked In

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The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Made Its Combat Record Flying for Iran

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Sorry, F-35: Canada Has a Message for the F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighter

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