15. F/A-18 Super Hornet
Joined the Service in 1999
Producer: Boeing
Price: *$70.5 million
The F/A-18 Super Hornet, with its improved capabilities that make it a formidable force in modern warfare, is a testament to the progress of combat aircraft. This twin-engine, supersonic, all-weather, multirole fighter jet, manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing), was first deployed by the US Navy in the late 1990s.
Super Hornet F/A-18 ©Seaman Kevin T. Murray Jr. via Wikipedia
The Super Hornet, a direct successor of the previous F/A-18 Hornet, has more sophisticated avionics, a longer range, and a larger airframe. Air dominance, day/night strike with precision-guided munitions, fighter escort, close air support, neutralizing enemy air defenses, and marine strike are just a few of the many tasks it can accomplish.
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