Photo: U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Isaac Esposito Working on an aircraft carrier is perhaps the most dangerous thing somebody can do in our day and age. No matter the role one has ...

When a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier dropped a $60 million F/A-18 into the Red Sea in April 2025, it was one of several fiascos ...

April 28 (UPI) --An F/A-18E fighter on Monday rolled off the side of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and sank to the bottom of the Red Sea in the Middle East, the U.S. Navy said. All ...

NAPLES, Italy — Recovery of a Navy fighter jet recently downed over the Red Sea likely hinges on what’s left of the wreckage and how safely a salvage operation could be pulled off, analysts say. The F ...

An F/A-18E Super Hornet is estimated to cost about $60 million.US Navy photo An F/A-18 Super Hornet fell off the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman on Monday. A defense official said a ...

An investigation is underway into how an F/A-18E Super Hornet and a tow tractor were lost at sea after going overboard off the USS Harry S. Truman in the Red Sea on Monday, according to a Navy ...

The U.S. Navy is continuing the work to extend the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet’s service life to 10,000 flight hours, with the latest contract covering up to 60 aircraft. The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a ...

The Navy said that two aircraft deployed from the same carrier crashed separately on Sunday. A Sea Hawk crashed at 2:15 p.m., while a Super Hornet went down half an hour later. The incidents coincide ...

An F/A-18 Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, “The Fighting Checkmates” of Virginia Beach, Va., heads for a ...

During the display, the F-18 Super Hornet transitioned into an extreme high-angle-of-attack maneuver resembling a Cobra.

A U.S. Navy aircraft is in the water off the coast of Virginia after a pilot ejected during a routine training flight this morning. According to the Naval Air Forces Atlantic commander, the pilot was ...

General Electric (NYSE: GE) has received a two-year, $114.9 million contract from the U.S. Navy to supply 28 F414-GE-400 engines and associated devices for installation into F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and ...