hornet

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A mosquito-like drone produced by China and the U.S.’s Black Hornet are tiny, hard-to-detect machines built for close surveillance missions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

A half-hour later, according to the Navy, a Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet crashed into the South China Sea, also "while conducting routine operations" from the USS Nimitz.

From Barron's • Oct. 27, 2025

If you spot an Asian hornet, take a photograph of it and upload it to the Asian Hornet Watch app.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

The U.S. lost two F-18 Super Hornet fighter jets of the type used to attack Houthi positions in Yemen, not to enemy fire, but because they accidentally slipped off an aircraft carrier.

From Salon • May 14, 2025

“I will,'' he said. “Say hello to Bo and Hornet from me.''

From "The Thief Lord" by Cornelia Funke