The McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet (official military designation CF-188) is a Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) variant of the American McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft.

Dec 19, 2010 · The Boeing CF-18 Hornet (military designation: CF-188) is a multi-role combat aircraft designed and manufactured by McDonnell Douglas which is currently part of Boeing Integrated and Defence System (BIDS), US. The aircraft was built for the Canadian Force and is based on its predecessor, the F/A 18 Hornet.

The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather supersonic, twin-engine, carrier -capable, multirole combat aircraft, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation).

The CF-188 Hornet, commonly called the CF-18, is a multi-role fighter aircraft. It is used for air defence, air superiority, ground attack, tactical support, training, aerobatic demonstration, and aerospace testing and evaluation.

Apr 15, 2025 · The Gripens would replace 98 U.S.-supplied Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18A/B Hornet fighters, which first entered service in the country in 1982 and have long since been considered obsolete. Canada in March 2022 selected the F-35A to succeed its F-18s, with procurement of 88 fighters planned at a cost of $14.2 billion, around $161 million per ...

Canada’s fighter force and the supersonic CF-18 Hornet play a significant role in NORAD to help protect and safeguard North American skies against airborne threats. The CF-18 Hornet replaced the CF-104 Starfighters and the CF-101 Voodoos starting in 1982.

Jul 6, 2020 · The CF-18 / CF-188 "Hornet" is the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) equivalent of the American McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 "Hornet" single-seat, carrier-based 4th Generation Fighter. Like others, Canada elected to adopted the naval-minded Hornet as a land-based fighter and took deliveries of 138 of the modern aircraft between 1982 and 1988.

The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an American supersonic multirole jet made to replace the A-6 Intruder and the A-7 Corsair in the attack role and the F-14 Tomcat in the fighter role, being criticized in the last role, the F-14 Tomcat was finally replaced in 2008 by the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, an improved version of the F/A-18.

Equipped with a 20mm M61A1 Vulcan cannon, AIM-7 Sparrow, AIM-9 Sidewinder, and various bombs and rockets, the CF-18 excels in both air-to-air and air-to-ground roles. The McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet is a key component of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s fleet.

Sep 6, 2016 · These aircraft, known as “Q jets” form the RCAF’s quick response teams – small elements of fighters configured for air-to-air operations in the event that an airspace incursion needs to be addressed (i.e. a Russian Tu-95 flying near or in Canadian airspace).