Usually, when a U.S. Navy Hornet squadron trades in their aircraft for the Super Hornet, the jets are new from the factory. However, VFA-192 had to take in Lot 23/24 F/A-18E fighters and bring them back to combat-status.
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Category: Navy
Wildcat lands on Type 45 destroyer at sea for first time
The Royal Navy’s new Wildcat helicopter has landed on board a Type 45 destroyer while the ship is at sea for the first time.
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Aircraft from Admiral Kuznetsov started training over Mediterranean
Fighter jets and helicopters from Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov have began training exercises over the Mediterranean Sea.
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George H.W. Bush CSG to stay in Mediterranean Sea for “a few more day”
The Pentagon announced that the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group would remain in the Mediterranean Sea for “few more days over what the original plan was.”
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EA-6B crashed due to pilot error
The U.S. Navy concluded that one of its EA-6B that crashed last Mar. 11 was due to pilot error.
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