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How one woman became the first female Blue Angels F/A-18 pilot

Meet the first Female Blue Angels F-18 Super Hornet Pilot. LT Amanda Lee joined the world-renowned Blue Angels flight ...
The National Interest

The F/A-18 Hornet Just Logged Its 12 Millionth Flight Hour

To contextualize the achievement, 12 million flight hours translates into almost 1,370 years, or 500,000 days, of non-stop flying. The F/A-18 Hornet—the main fighter jet platform operated by both the ...
The Aviationist

Automatic Terrain Awareness and Warning System Certified on USMC F/A-18s

The U.S. Marine Corps will field the ATAWS on its F/A-18 Legacy Hornet fleet starting in early 2026. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division has announced on Nov. 19, 2025, that the U.S. Marine ...
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The Design Feature That Gave The F-18 Super Hornet The Nickname Rhino

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 ...