{"id":143737,"date":"2024-10-25T17:44:58","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T07:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/us-navy-looks-extend-f-a-18-super-hornet-range\/"},"modified":"2024-10-25T17:44:58","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T07:44:58","slug":"us-navy-looks-for-ways-to-extend-f-a-18-super-hornet-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=143737","title":{"rendered":"US Navy Looks For Ways To Extend F\/A-18 Super Hornet Range"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Until the F-35C fifth-generation             <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"58724\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/fighter-jets\/\"  >fighter jets<\/a><\/span> arrive in significant enough numbers, the F\/A-18 Super Hornet will remain the mainstay of the             <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"58652\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><span>US Navy&#8217;s<\/span><\/span> combat fleet. One of the most important factors in the ability of any fighter jet to perform missions is its combat range (which is why the USAF maintains such a vast fleet of tankers). Now the Navy is <a href=\"https:\/\/sam.gov\/opp\/fe099f020416487c823bb138fe1c17ca\/view\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" >looking<\/a> for more ways to expend the range of its Super Hornets. The         <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink-article\" data-id=\"2026025\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/us-navy-f-a-18-super-hornet-last-orders\/\" >Navy has placed what is expected to be its final order for F\/A-18s<\/a><\/span> and will gradually start transitioning to the F-35C but the Super Hornets will serve well into the 2030s. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Navy is looking for ways to increase the range of its Super Hornet and Growler fleets as the US repositions itself to counter China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[396,628,240,423,1328],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-143737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aircraft","category-fighter-jets","category-north-america","category-united-states","category-united-states-air-force"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO Pro 4.9.9 - 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