🇫🇮FiAF Exercise Cobra Warrior 24/2 RAF Waddington

🇫🇮 Finnish Air Force Night Flying Exercise Cobra Warrior 24/2 RAF Waddington F/A-18C HORNET The Boeing F/A-18 C/D Hornet – the main fighter type of the Finnish Air Force since 1992 The main fighter type of the Finnish Air Force is the American Boeing (formerly McDonnell-Douglas) F-18 Hornet Multirole Fighter. The aircraft was designed in the 1980’s originally for the U.S. Naval Air Force. In 1992 the Hornet was chosen to replace the Swedish Saab 35 Drakens and Soviet MiG 21 bis fighters of the Finnish Air Force. The Hornet won the bidding contest against Swedish, French and American competitors. The Finnish Patria Ltd. has constructed most of the F-18 Hornets used in Finland. The fleet of the Finnish Air Force consists nowadays of 62 Hornets, 55 single-seat C-variants and seven two-seat D-variants. The aircraft are to be replaced in the 2020’s. ilmavoimat Luftforsvaret