The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is an American twin-engine, carrier-capable, supersonic multirole fighter derived from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. The E is the single-seat version and the F the tandem-seat version, both larger and more advanced than the F/A-18C and D Hornets they follow. It was designed and first produced by McDonnell Douglas, first flew on 29 November 1995 and reached full-rate production in September 1997, the month after McDonnell Douglas merged with Boeing. It carries an internal 20 mm rotary cannon, flies air-to-air and air-to-surface missions and can serve as an airborne tanker with an external refueling system. The United States Navy took it into fleet service in 1999, and Australia and Kuwait also fly it. The electronic-warfare EA-18G Growler was developed from it.
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The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are a series of American supersonic twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft derived from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet.
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The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are a series of American supersonic twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft derived from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet.
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The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are a series of American supersonic twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft derived from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet.
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The Super Hornet first flew on 29 November 1995.
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The Super Hornet is in service with the armed forces of the United States, Australia, and Kuwait.
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General Electric F414-GE-400 turbofans
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The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are a series of American supersonic twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft derived from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet.
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The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are a series of American supersonic twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft derived from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet.
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The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are a series of American supersonic twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft derived from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet.
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The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are a series of American supersonic twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft derived from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet.
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The Boeing F/A-18E and F/A-18F Super Hornet are a series of American supersonic twin-engine, carrier-capable, multirole fighter aircraft derived from the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet.
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enlarged and improved for use in the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
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