F-18 fighter jets destroyed after colliding mid-air cost nearly $70 million each, Navy says

The $130 million loss of two EA-18G Growler aircraft in a mid-air collision highlights the financial and operational risks of ...

Two F-18 Fighter Jets Collide in Horrific Explosion at Idaho Air Show; Here’s What Happened Next [WATCH]

Two Navy EA-18G Growler jets collided midair during the Gunfighter Skies air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho on Sunday, sending all four crew members ejecting to safety before the ...
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F/A-18 Super Hornet: Air Superiority Missions Over Arabian G

When a massive aircraft carrier cuts through the waters of the Arabian Gulf, its most valuable protector isn’t the ship’s ...
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In defiant flyover, U.S. F-18 fighter jets enter Venezuelan airspace for 40 minutes

Two U.S. F-18 fighters circled over the Gulf of Venezuela near Maracaibo for about 40 minutes, escalating tensions between the two countries. Two U.S. F-18 fighter jets flying in tandem entered ...
Task & Purpose

Navy F-18 that got the US’s first air-to-air kill in the 21st century is taking part in the Iran War

The Super Hornet, assigned to VFA-87 on the USS Gerald R. Ford, got a kill marking for taking out a Syrian Su-22 in 2017. By Nicholas Slayton Published Mar 14, 2026 6:07 PM EDT Add Task & Purpose ...
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In defiant flyover, US F-18 fighter jets enter Venezuelan airspace for 40 minutes

Two U.S. F-18 fighter jets flying in tandem entered Venezuelan airspace around noon Tuesday, circling over the Gulf of Venezuela in the latest show of force against the regime of Nicolás Maduro. The ...
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Two U.S. F-18 Fighter Jets Enter Venezuelan Airspace for 40 Minutes

In related news, two U.S. F-18 fighter jets entered Venezuelan airspace for 40 minutes on Tuesday as the U.S. escalates its threats against the Maduro government. The jets circled the Gulf of ...