RIAT delivered some of the most aggressive fighter jet takeoffs seen at the show. The F-15QA Advanced and the Canadian CF-18 Hornet launched hard from the runway, climbing steeply almost straight into ...

The CF-18 Hornet Demonstration Team and the F/A-18 Swiss Hornet Solo Display will not fly for the 2025 airshow season to focus resources on modernization and training. The Royal Canadian Air Force and ...

Key Points and Summary - Canada's CF-18 Hornet, a 1980s-era jet, is "obsolete," "insufficient" for a modern NATO conflict, and "dangerous" to its own pilots. -Despite a 9-year upgrade program to fix ...

The RCAF will not receive its first F-35 until 2026 and will not have its full complement until 2032, leaving a marginally effective force of CF-18s that cannot perform high end NATO missions. A ...

LONDON—A review of Canada’s CF-18 Hornet operations by auditors has found the fleets are unable to meet operational requirements set by the government. The report by the Auditor General of Canada, ...

Top Aces has delivered its first adversary air (ADAIR) training sorties for Canada using Douglas A-4 Skyhawks modified with equipment including an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.

OSHKOSH, Wis. - One of the rarest warbirds in North America and one of the most modern fighter jets in the Canadian Forces have been confirmed to participate during the Royal Canadian Air Force ...

To maintain a reliable deterrent against the Soviets in the Cold War, the Canadians routinely purchased weapons and other systems from their American partners. Some were phenomenal hits, such as the ...