The US Navy’s newest and biggest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is set be deployed to the Mediterranean, according to a report.

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group prepares for aerial refueling on Feb. 1. (SSgt. Jackson Manske/U.S. Air Force) The U.S. Navy’s Carrier Air Wing 1 ...

For the second time in just over a week, an F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet assigned to the USS Harry S. Truman has been lost in the Red Sea, a defense official confirmed to CBS News.

How much does a F/A-18 Super Hornet cost? According to Naval Air Systems Command, the cost of a F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is $67.4 million.

This time, an F/A-18F Super Hornet failed to land on the aircraft carrier, going overboard, The Washington Post reported. The plane fell into the Red Sea. Both pilots on board were able to eject ...

An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, launches off of the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in ...

On April 28, a F/A-18E Super Hornet was "lost at sea" after it fell off the Truman as sailors towed the aircraft into the hangar bay, the Navy said. One person sustained minor injury in that incident.

In December, 2024, the US lost an F-18 jet (but the pilots ditched and were recovered) to a friendly fire incident. The Navy F-18 were launched from a US aircraft carrier and were fighting Houthi ...