FA-18 Hornets

A community portal about F/A-18 Hornets with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The Boeing F/A-18 Hornet is a modern all-weather carrier-capable strike fighter jet, designed to attack both ground and aerial targets. Designed in the 1970s, it is in service with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, as well as the air forces of...more

A community portal about F/A-18 Hornets with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: The Boeing F/A-18 Hornet is a modern all-weather carrier-capable strike fighter jet, designed to attack both ground and aerial targets. Designed in the 1970s, it is in service with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps, as well as the air forces of several other nations. It has been the aerial demonstration aircraft for the Blue Angels since it was selected to replace the A-4 Skyhawk in 1986. Its primary missions are fighter escort, fleet air defense, suppression of enemy air defenses , interdiction, close air support and reconnaissance. Its versatility and reliability have proven it to be a valuable carrier asset, though it has been criticized for its lack of range and payload compared to its contemporaries. A version exported to Finland and Switzerland without ground attack capabilities is called the F-18 Hornet.