The multirole F/A-18's impressive armament repertoire represents the broadest array of air-to-air and air-to-ground ordnance and all-round capability of any modern single-seat combat aircraft. The aircraft can rapidly toggle back and forth between air and ground strike roles quite literally with the flick of a single switch. The Hornet can carry 13,700 lbs (6,227 kg) of stores on nine external weapons hardpoints: one at each wingtip, two underneath each wing, one on each corner of the fuselage just aft of the air intakes and a centerline ventral fuselage station. For Super Hornets, two extra underwing hardpoints (Nos 2 and 10) added about two-thirds of span (outboard of existing pylons), raise total external stores' carriage capability to some 17,750 lbs (8,068 kg) on 11 hardpoints.
