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US Navy unveils ‘Murder Hornets’ in Red Sea

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“Murder hornets” took over social media with an empty threat of an invasion back in 2019. But now, the term is returning, and on the decks of American aircraft carriers in the Red Sea. The Navy recently released a year-in-review factsheet titled “Delivering Warfighting Advantage.” A column dedicated to the service’s warfighting operations exists under the “Aviation” heading. It features the “Murder Hornet” configuration. This isn’t a new version of the F/A-18 Super Hornet. Rather, it’s a new weapons setup for air-to-air combat. It includes four AIM-9X Sidewinder short-range missiles and five AIM-120 advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles. Developed for combat…

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