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Key Points and Summary – The Navy retired the F-14 Tomcat for five intertwined reasons: crippling upkeep (tens of maintenance hours per flight hour...
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Key Points and Summary – The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet—born in the 1990s to replace aging F-14s and legacy Hornets—heads for its final production run...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary: The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet was born from urgency: replace aging Navy jets, fly from tight decks, and do everything reasonably...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Boeing will end F/A-18E/F Super Hornet production in 2027, citing no new export wins, Navy priorities for the sixth-gen...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae and the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet share F414 engines and AESA radars, but differ...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Washington’s sixth-gen F/A-XX is meant to give carrier wings the range, stealth, and CCA “loyal wingman” control they’ll need...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
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...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy’s replacement of the F-14 Tomcat with the F/A-18 Super Hornet, as seen in the “Top Gun”...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
PUBLISHED on August 11, 2025, 11:27 AM EDT – Key Points and Summary – In a hypothetical head-to-head matchup, China’s fifth-generation J-20 “Mighty Dragon”...