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U.S. Navy Declares Initial Operational Capability for IRST Pods on F/A-18 Super Hornets
The IRST Block II enhances ‘situational awareness by supplementing air-to-air detection and track capabilities, and ...
How the US Navy's first hostile drone kill with an air-to-air missile set the stage for the emergence of the 'Murder Hornet'
The Navy said that the "Murder Hornet" configuration on its F/A-18 fighter jet is comprised of nine air-to-air missiles.
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U.S. Navy Officially Adopts ‘Murder Hornet' Moniker for F/A-18E/F Equipped with Nine Air-to-Air Missiles
The four-Sidewinder loadout is only possible because of a ... it is usually carried as it gives the Super Hornet's pilots various targeting and identification advantages. Furthermore, the pod ...
'Murder Hornet': The Navy's got a new nickname for the missile-packed F/A-18 fighter jets it flew into the Red Sea fight
The air-defense loadout, the name for which was made official in Navy documentation, consists of four AIM-9X and five AIM-120 air-to-air missiles.
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'Murder Hornet': The Navy's got a new nickname for the missile-packed F/A-18 fighter jets it flew into the Red Sea fight
This air-to-air loadout was first seen on a Boeing-made F/A-18 Super Hornet during flight operations ... The AIM-9X is the latest model in the decades-old Sidewinder family of short-range missiles ...