F/A-18F Super Hornet

The F/A-18F Super Hornet is the two-seater variant of the F/A-18E Super Hornet.

It debuted in Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation and sporadically appeared in subsequent games.

Strangereal
The Super Hornet had seen very limited use before 2015. They were first known to have been deployed during the Emmeria-Estovakia War by both the Estovakian Air Force and the Republic of Emmeria Air Force. Notable pilots included Estovakian ace Vaslav Reynek callsign Dama, as well as Emmeria's own Avalanche Squadron.

In 2014, the IUN's Mobius Squadron utilized the aircraft against a resurgent Free Erusea.

Super Hornets continued to be fielded in the Lighthouse War by the Osean Air Defense Force, the extent of which is currently unclear.

Assault Horizon universe
Super Hornets were used by Warwolf Squadron when they fought against Big Bear Squadron who had defected to the New Russian Federation.

Infinity universe
The Super Hornet was one of the many aircraft designs sold to Wernher and Noah Enterprises for their Advanced Automated Aviation Plant. This model of aircraft was very popular during Operation Eternal Liberation, being used by both the USEA Federation and the United Nations Forces extensively in almost all theaters.

Game Analysis
"A versatile carrier-based fighter capable of providing support for aircraft, ground forces, and ships. With better maneuverability at medium speeds than high-speed fighters, it is effective in air raids. Nicknamed "Super Hornet," the craft is an improved F-Type."
 * -|Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown====Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown===

- Hangar

How to Unlock
 * It is not currently known how to unlock the F/A-18F.

Statistics
 * FA-18F AC7 Statistics.png

Weapons
 * GUN x400
 * MSL x98
 * QAAM x10
 * LASM x16
 * EML x22
 * FLR x4

Part Slots
 * BODY: 36
 * ARMS: 36
 * MISC: 36

Gallery

Trivia

 * In Ace Combat: Assault Horizon, the F/A-18F's Color 3's trim color is a special shade of gold that is not otherwise available in the color palette. If the player makes a new skin based on Color 3 and changes the gold trim, they cannot restore it without making a new custom skin.
 * The initial images of the F/A-18F in Ace Combat 7 showed the words "NAVY" and "USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT" on the fuselage. These markings were later removed, as evidenced in the VR Demo and 2016 trailer.
 * The F/A-18F in Ace Combat 7 is the Block II variant (at least in the latest trailer), mostly recognizable from its 5-stacks ECS exhaust above the engines. Previous games' F/A-18Fs are Block 1; the ECS exhausts are notably different.

F/A-18F Super Hornet