This applies to the Super Hornet as well, which can deliver almost two tons more weapons than the F/A-18C. The F/A-18E/F's new outboard stations, however, are only half as capable, limited to ordnance no heavier than 1,150 lbs (523 kg) per station. In the strike role, this precludes the Hornet-E/F from carrying on these pylons nuclear weapons and a number of heavy precision-guided munitions that exceed hardpoint weight specifications. These include the Harpoon, Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW), Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM), Mk 84 bomb, the GBU-24 and Walleye II. Consequently, the F/A-18E/F will carry the same number of these heavier precision-guided munitions as the F/A-18C/D.
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An improved and wider version of the VER in use is the BRU-33A canted vertical ejector rack (CVER). This system angles attached ordnance five degrees outward and more efficiently horizontally separates and ejects them. Both the BRU-32 and the BRU-33A may also be mounted on the centerline.
