Ukraine is in high level talks with Australia and the United States discussing the fate of the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) decommissioned F/A-18 Hornets. The Hornets are ready to… Continue reading "Ukraine May Acquire Retired Australian F/A-18 Hornet Fighters Pending US Approval"
The Royal Australian Air Force officially retired its final F/A-18A/B Classic Hornets on 29 November, bringing to an end the Classic Hornet’s 35 years of service with the RAAF. Hornets… Continue reading "Australia Officially Retires Classic Hornets After 35 Years Of Service"
Canada will upgrade 36 of its CF-18A Hornets with active electronically scanned-array (AESA) AN/APG-79(V)4 radars in a $140 million contract announced on the 20th by the United State’s Department of Defense… Continue reading "Canada To Upgrade Hornets with AESA Radar, Following the USMC"
Earlier this month, carrier variant F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) jets of the United States Navy’s Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147) ‘Argonauts’ joined the Carrier Strike Group (CSG)… Continue reading "United States Navy Deploys F-35C For the First Time Aboard USS Carl Vinson"
Lauri Puranen, the director of the Finnish HX program, which aims to procure Finland’s next-generation fighter posted an update on his blog. It announces that the final bids for HX… Continue reading "Finnish HX Fighter Program Director Update: Final Bids Coming"
After decades of tanks being blown up by driving over mines scattered on the ground, being a tank driver has apparently gotten rather boring. Thus, in a bid to make… Continue reading "US Army Seeking Mines That Strike Vehicles from Above"
The Finnish Air Force conducted Exercise Talvinorva 21 between 24 and 25 February, testing the Lapland Air Command’s ability to rapidly set up and operate its F/A-18 Hornets from roads… Continue reading "Finnish Hornets Demonstrate Wintertime Dispersed Operations"
The F/A-18A/B/C/D Legacy Hornets of the Blue Angels flew their final demonstration routine yesterday, bringing to an end a 34 year chapter of the US Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron’s history.… Continue reading "Final Outing For Blue Angels Legacy Hornets"
On 27 July, the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels’ first Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet was delivered to Naval Air Station Pensacola. The Super Hornet was flown by Captain Eric Doyle, director… Continue reading "Official Delivery of First Blue Angels Super Hornet"
On January 23, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) 225 (VMFA (AW)-225) “Vikings” held a Sundown Ceremony at their home base, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, to mark the… Continue reading "Marine Corps VMFA-225 Retires Its Hornets"