The 8 Countries That Operate The F/A-18 Hornet & Super Hornet

The F/A-18 Hornet was developed for the US Navy and has since proved moderately successful on the export market with US allies and partners. Outside the US, it is mostly used as a land-based fighter jet. The F/A-18 Hornet was later upgraded to the much more capable and modernized F/A-18 Super Hornet. Fewer countries ordered the Super Hornet – partly because they (e.g., the US Marines, Australia, Finland, Canada) opted to upgrade to F-35 Lightning II fifth-generation fighter jets. The era of the Super Hornet is soon to turn a new chapter as the Navy has placed its final orders and begins to transition to the F-35C fighter. These are the eight countries that operate the Hornet and Super Hornet.