F/A-18A++ Hornet, VMFA 314 "Black Knights," MAG 11, OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE Prints
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Before become the USMC’s first squadron to transition to the F35C, the Black Knights of MVFA-314 traded their F/A-18C’s for F/A-18A++ jet. While superficially a seeming step backwards, the A++ jet featured upgrades that made them in large part the functional equivalent of the “later” jets plus added the AN/APG-79(v)4 AESA radar… which is a significant leap in capability.
The Skipper Bird, 01, is shown with a common AOR configuration of 2 x AGM-65D IR Maverick missiles and 2 c GBU-38 500 lb JDAMs. She additionally carries a single AIM-120C on the starboard cheek station and 2 x AIM-9Xs on the wingtip stations for self defense, a Targeting Pod on the port cheek station, and a centerline external fuel tank.
Any Fighter Studios print can be customized with different squadron marking, different store configurations, names on the nose or canopy rail. To get yours started, click Personalized Print for more information or click Email with questions.
Images are reduced fidelity for copyright protection.
Before become the USMC’s first squadron to transition to the F35C, the Black Knights of MVFA-314 traded their F/A-18C’s for F/A-18A++ jet. While superficially a seeming step backwards, the A++ jet featured upgrades that made them in large part the functional equivalent of the “later” jets plus added the AN/APG-79(v)4 AESA radar… which is a significant leap in capability.
The Skipper Bird, 01, is shown with a common AOR configuration of 2 x AGM-65D IR Maverick missiles and 2 c GBU-38 500 lb JDAMs. She additionally carries a single AIM-120C on the starboard cheek station and 2 x AIM-9Xs on the wingtip stations for self defense, a Targeting Pod on the port cheek station, and a centerline external fuel tank.
Any Fighter Studios print can be customized with different squadron marking, different store configurations, names on the nose or canopy rail. To get yours started, click Personalized Print for more information or click Email with questions.