I n September, we reported on a U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet from VX-9 "Vampires" showcasing an unprecedented air-to-air ...

The U.S. Navy is continuing to test the new AIM-174B missile, derived from the SM-6, aboard the Super Hornet, with a VX-9 jet carrying four AIM-174s, three AIM-120s and two AIM-9Xs.

Summary: The U.S. Navy’s VX-9 “Vampires” squadron is responsible for testing new weapons and systems before they are deployed on Navy aircraft. -Recently, an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet from VX-9 ...

Summary: The U.S. Navy’s VX-9 “Vampires” squadron is responsible for testing new weapons and systems before they are deployed on Navy aircraft. -Recently, an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet from VX-9 ...

An F/A-18 F Super Hornet assigned to the ‘Vampires’ of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine (VX-9) descends onto the runway at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake (NAWSCL) in 2019. US Navy ...

The Super Hornet story that brings us here now has to do with the successor of the Block I, the Block II, ... (VX) 9, and is now on the way to full rate production approval. ...

The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of the first new-production Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet on Aug. 31. The first of 78 new Super Hornets built by The Boeing Company was ferried to Test and ...

The U.S. Navy has received its first new-production Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet for testing, Naval ... The next round of Block III deliveries will be sent to VX-9 at Naval Air Weapons Station ...

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2017 file photo, an F/A-18D Hornet from the VX-9 Vampire squadron at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, flies out of what is known as Star Wars Canyon toward the ...

At the beginning of September, images of VX-9’s Super Hornet carrying four AIM-174s mounted on both inner and middle hardpoints, along with AIM-120s set a new benchmark for its air-to-air load ...