| Foreword |
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| Preface |
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An Unusual Beginning: The Lightweight Fighter Competition |
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1 | (18) |
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4 | (1) |
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5 | (2) |
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Dissension within the Air Force |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (8) |
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16 | (3) |
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A Second Chance: The F/A-18A |
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19 | (34) |
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20 | (2) |
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22 | (4) |
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26 | (3) |
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29 | (1) |
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29 | (7) |
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36 | (1) |
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36 | (6) |
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Libya: The Hornet's First Sting |
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42 | (2) |
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44 | (3) |
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47 | (6) |
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Improved Hornets: The F/A-18C/D |
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53 | (26) |
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59 | (5) |
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64 | (2) |
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66 | (4) |
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American Hornets in Desert Storm |
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70 | (6) |
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Operation Deliberate Force |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (3) |
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Foreign Hornets: Widely Exported |
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79 | (28) |
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79 | (7) |
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86 | (5) |
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91 | (2) |
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93 | (4) |
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97 | (3) |
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100 | (1) |
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100 | (2) |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (2) |
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106 | (1) |
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Super Hornet: The F/A-18E/F |
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107 | (24) |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (6) |
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Not Stealth, but Reduced Observability |
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117 | (2) |
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119 | (8) |
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127 | (2) |
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129 | (2) |
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The Science: Construction and Systems |
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131 | (48) |
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131 | (2) |
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133 | (6) |
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139 | (1) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (4) |
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144 | (3) |
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147 | (1) |
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147 | (3) |
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150 | (1) |
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151 | (2) |
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153 | (3) |
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156 | (1) |
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Electronic Countermeasures |
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157 | (6) |
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163 | (16) |
| Appendix A: Hornet Operators |
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179 | (6) |
| Appendix B: Hornet Serial Numbers |
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185 | (20) |
| Appendix C: Significant Dates |
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205 | (4) |
| Appendix D: Acronyms |
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209 | (6) |
| Appendix E: Notes |
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215 | (8) |
| Index |
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