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The '''F/A-18 Hornet''' is the US [[United States Navy|Navy]]'s most versatile [[aircraft carrier|carrier]]-based [[aircraft]]. The official designation (F/A-18 Hornet, although often shortened to just F-18 Hornet or Super Hornet), stands for fighter/attack. The nation's first all-weather strike-fighter. <ref>[http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=1100&tid=1200&ct=1 Fact File] US Navy</ref> Other versions have been modified for air-to-air refueling, [[electronic countermeasures]], and anti-[[submarine]] warfare. It is now the Navy's primary fighter, after the retirement of the [[F-14 Tomcat]].

The '''F/A-18 Hornet''' is the US [[United States Navy|Navy]]'s most versatile [[aircraft carrier|carrier]]-based [[aircraft]]. The official designation (F/A-18 Hornet, although often shortened to just F-18 Hornet or Super Hornet), stands for fighter/attack. It was the nation's first all-weather strike-fighter. <ref>[http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=1100&tid=1200&ct=1 Fact File] US Navy</ref> Other versions have been modified for air-to-air refueling, [[electronic countermeasures]], and anti-[[submarine]] warfare. It is now the Navy's primary fighter, after the retirement of the [[F-14 Tomcat]].

[[Image:Gw-vfa81-0429.jpg|thumb|right|300px|An F/A-18 prepares for launch onboard USS ''George Washington'' (CVN-73).]]

[[Image:Gw-vfa81-0429.jpg|thumb|right|300px|An F/A-18 prepares for launch onboard USS ''George Washington'' (CVN-73).]]