The US Navy announced the cancellation of the latest carrier-based fighter F / A-18C Hornet
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The US Navy has decided to finalize the last carrier-based fighter aircraft F / A-18C Hornet. 1 February of this year, the American fleet will hold a farewell ceremony with the latest aircraft of this model, reports "Warspot " with a link to the portal navaltoday.com.
F / A-18C Squadron Blue Blasters
F / A-18C The Hornet, an American carrier-based fighter-bomber and attack aircraft developed in the 1970s, was the main aircraft of the US Navy until the end of the 90s of the last century, when the US Navy began to receive a deeply modernized version of the F / A-18, better known as Super Hornet. The new "Super Hornets" began to gradually force out obsolete aircraft, and so far only one active 34 Squadron Blue Blasters (Strike Fighter Squadron 34) has been left in the US Navy, which has exploited the old Hornets. Now it is decided to re-equip them and modernized aircraft.
Replacing the latest F / A-18C Hornet in the US Navy with the F / A-18 Super Hornet, does not mean that the aircraft is finally debited. Simple "Hornets" are removed from existing units, but left to serve in the reserve units of the American fleet. In addition, the US Marine Corps, which is also armed with the F / A-18C Hornet, is not going to refuse them at all, and even ordered a deep modernization, during which the aircraft will receive radar with AFAR.
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