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uilt on the success of the F/A-18C and
D ‘Legacy Hornets’, the F/A-18E singe-
seat and the F/A-18F two-seat Super
Hornet, and the unique EA-18G Growler give
the US Navy an unparalleled seaborne strike
and electronic warfare capability. The newer
Super Hornet is about twenty-five percent
larger than its predecessor, but contains forty-
two percent fewer structural parts, and can
fly greater ranges with heavier payloads, has
more powerful engines and provides greater
survivability, and the brand new electronic
warfare variant, the EA-18G adds tactical
jamming to the aircrafts already impressive
abilities. Entering service in 1999, the Super
Hornet replaced the mighty F-14 Tomcat in the
fleet defence role and also works in conjunction
with the ‘Legacy’ Hornets in the strike role.
The forward fuselage remains unchangedfrom the earlier aircraft, but the remainder
of the Super Hornet shares little with the
F/A-18C and D models. In July 2002, the
F/A-18E/F began its maiden operational
deployment on board USS Abraham Lincoln,
and in November 2002, the aircraft made
its combat entry, striking air defence sites
in Southern Iraq with Joint Direct Attack
Munitions (JDAMs). The aircraft was
also deployed as part of Operation ‘Iraqi
Freedom’ in March 2003, and has since
been used in action over Afghanistan, Libya
and Syria and continues in operational
deployments around the globe. This new
Scaled Down from SAM Publications brings
the Super Hornet story to life.MDFSD 7
SUPER HORNET
£14.99
+ P&PBy Andy Evans
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