First entering service in the 1980s, the twin-engine fighter plane F/A 18 Hornet was the US's first strike fighter — an aircraft capable of attacking both ground and aerial targets. It has seen action in Operation Desert Storm and as the aircraft of the Navy's Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron. The F/A-18 is also used by Canada, Australia, Finland, Kuwait, Malaysia, Spain & Switzerland and comes for US$94 million.
Friday, July 24, 2009
F/A 18 Hornet
First entering service in the 1980s, the twin-engine fighter plane F/A 18 Hornet was the US's first strike fighter — an aircraft capable of attacking both ground and aerial targets. It has seen action in Operation Desert Storm and as the aircraft of the Navy's Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron. The F/A-18 is also used by Canada, Australia, Finland, Kuwait, Malaysia, Spain & Switzerland and comes for US$94 million.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment