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Why “a mixed division of F-14 Tomcats and F/A-18 Hornets was devastating in aerial engagements”
With its excellent fighter and self-defense capabilities, the F/A-18 simultaneously increased strike mission survivability and supplemented the F-14 Tomcat in fleet air defense.
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F/A-18 and EA-18G Fleet Reaches 12 Million Flight Hours
Historic Achievement Marks Nearly 1,370 Years of Continuous Flight Operations
The combined fleet of the US Navy's F/A-18 and EA-18G aircraft achieved a remarkable operational...
The Hornet in peacetime, the Tomcat in combat
The Tomcat
Advancements during the Cold War in Soviet long-range patrol and bomber aircraft dictated a requirement for a fleet defense fighter that could engage...
F-14 and F/A-18 pilot prefers Tomcat in combat, and Hornet in peacetime
The Tomcat
Advancements during the Cold War in Soviet long-range patrol and bomber aircraft dictated a requirement for a fleet defense fighter that could engage...
The F-4 Phantom II that outran an F/A-18 Hornet and zoomed at 82,125 feet per minute
‘The Phantom was one of those planes where it seemed the faster it went, the faster it wanted to go, and the Hornet was...