F/A-18A/C/D "Hornet"/CF-188A "Hornet"

USA

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		Fuel tank	AN/ASQ-173 LST/SCAM	Mk.20	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	VER		AIM-9L/M
	Mk.20	Mk.20						Mk.20	Mk.20

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Mk.20	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	VER		AIM-9L/M
	Mk.20	Mk.20						Mk.20	Mk.20

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Mk.77	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	VER		AIM-9L/M
	Mk.20	Mk.20						Mk.20	Mk.20

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	Mk.20	Fuel tank	AN/ASQ-173 LST/SCAM	Mk.20	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	Mk.20	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	Mk.20	Fuel tank	AN/AAR-50 TINS	Fuel tank		Fuel tank	Mk.20	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	Mk.20	Mk.20	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Mk.20	Mk.20	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	Mk.82 LDGP	Fuel tank	AN/AAR-50 TINS	Fuel tank		Fuel tank	Mk.82 LDGP	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	Mk.82 LDGP	Mk.82 LDGP	AN/AAR-50 TINS	Fuel tank		Mk.82 LDGP	Mk.82 LDGP	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Mk. 82 LDGP	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	VER		AIM-9L/M
	Mk.82 LDGP	Mk.82 LDGP						Mk.82 LDGP	Mk.82 LDGP

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Mk. 82 LDGP	AN/AAS-38 FLIR	Fuel tank	VER		AIM-9L/M
	Mk.82 LDGP	Mk.82 LDGP						Mk.82 LDGP	Mk.82 LDGP

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard					Inboard		Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	Mk.82 LDGP	VER		AN/AAR-50 TINS	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	VER		Mk.82 LDGP	AIM-9L/M
		Mk.82 LDGP	Mk.82 LDGP				Mk.82 LDGP	Mk.82 LDGP

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	VER		AIM-9L/M
	Mk.82 LDGP	Mk.82 LDGP						Mk.82 LDGP	Mk.82 LDGP

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Mk.77	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	VER		AIM-9L/M
	Mk.83 LDGP	Mk.83 LDGP						Mk.83 LDGP	Mk.83 LDGP

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	Mk.83 LDGP	Mk.83 LDGP	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Mk.83 LDGP	Mk.83 LDGP	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	VER		AIM-9L/M
	Mk.83 LDGP	Mk.83 LDGP						Mk.83 LDGP	Mk.83 LDGP

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Mk.83 LDGP	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	VER		AIM-9L/M
	Mk.83 LDGP	Mk.83 LDGP						Mk.83 LDGP	Mk.83 LDGP

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		Fuel tank	AN/ASQ-173 LST/SCAM	Mk.83 LDGP	AN/AAS-38 FLIR	Fuel tank	VER		AIM-9L/M
	Mk.83 LDGP	Mk.83 LDGP						Mk.83 LDGP	Mk.83 LDGP

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		Fuel tank	AN/ASQ-173 LST/SCAM	Mk.83 LDGP	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	VER		AIM-9L/M
	Mk.83 AIR	Mk.83 AIR						Mk.83 AIR	Mk.83 AIR

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Mk.83 AIR	AN/AAS-38 FLIR	Fuel tank	VER		AIM-9L/M
	Mk.83 AIR	Mk.83 AIR						Mk.83 AIR	Mk.83 AIR

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		Fuel tank	AIM-7M		AN/AAS-38 FLIR	Fuel tank	VER		AIM-9L/M
	Mk.83 AIR	Mk.83 AIR						Mk.83 AIR	Mk.83 AIR

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard					Inboard		Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	Mk.83 LDGP	VER		AN/AAR-50 TINS	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	VER		Mk.83 LDGP	AIM-9L/M
		Mk.83 LDGP	Mk.83 LDGP				Mk.83 LDGP	Mk.83 LDGP

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		Fuel tank	AN/ASQ-173 LST/SCAM	Mk.83 LDGP	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AGM-65E	AIM-9L/M
	Mk.83 LDGP	Mk.83 LDGP

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	Mk.84 LDGP	Mk.84 LDGP	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Mk.84 LDGP	Mk.84 LDGP	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	Mk.84 LDGP	Fuel tank	AIM-7M		AIM-7M	Fuel tank	Mk.84 LDGP	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	Mk.84 LDGP	Fuel tank	AN/ASQ-173 LST/SCAM		AN/AAS-38 FLIR	Fuel tank	Mk.84 LDGP	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	AGM-62 Walleye I ER	Mk.84 LDGP	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AN/AAS-38 FLIR	Mk.84 LDGP	Mk.84 LDGP	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	AGM-62 Walleye I ER	Fuel tank		AN/AWW-9A datalink	AN/AAS-38 FLIR	Fuel tank	AGM-62 Walleye I ER	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	AGM-65E	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Mk.83 LDGP	AN/AAS-38 FLIR	Fuel tank	AGM-88	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	AGM-65E	Fuel tank	AIM-7M		AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AGM-88	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	AGM-88	Fuel tank	AIM-7M		AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AGM-88	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	AGM-88	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AGM-88	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	AGM-88	AGM-88	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	AGM-88	AGM-88	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	AGM-88	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	AGM-88	AGM-88	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	AGM-88	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	Mk.7	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	AGM-88	Mk.84 LDGP	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Mk.84 LDGP	AGM-88	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M		Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	LAU-115A + 2 x LAU-7/A-6		Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	LAU-115A	AIM-9L/M
	AIM-9L/M	AIM-9L/M						AIM-7M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M		Fuel tank	AIM-7M		AIM-7M	Fuel tank		AIM-9L/M

F/A-18D "Fast FAC" loadout - VMFA(AW)-121

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		Fuel tank	AN/AAR-50 TINS	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	VER		AIM-9L/M
	LAU-10								LAU-10

 

Wing					Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard					Inboard		Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		VER		AN/AAR-50 TINS	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	VER		VER		AIM-9L/M
	LAU-10		Mk.82 LDGP						Mk.82 LDGP		LAU-10

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
	VER		Fuel tank	AN/AAR-50 TINS	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	VER
	LAU-10								LAU-10

 

Wing					Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard					Inboard		Outboard		Wingtip
	VER		VER		AN/AAR-50 TINS	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	VER		VER
	LAU-10		Mk.82 LDGP	Mk.82 LDGP				Mk.82 LDGP	Mk.82 LDGP		LAU-10

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		Fuel tank	AIM-7M		AN/AAS-38 FLIR	Fuel tank	VER		AIM-9L/M
	LAU-10								LAU-10

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		Fuel tank	AN/AAR-50 TINS	Fuel tank	AN/AAS-38 FLIR	Fuel tank	VER		AIM-9L/M
	LAU-10								LAU-10

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		Fuel tank	AN/ASQ-173 LST/SCAM	Fuel tank	AN/AAS-38 FLIR	Fuel tank	VER		AIM-9L/M
	LAU-10								LAU-10

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	VER		AIM-9L/M
	LAU-68D/A								LAU-68D/A

NOTE: LAU-10 and LAU-68 launchers could be carried on VERs either on inboard or outboard mounting points. Most pics I have seen have them mounted outboard.
Few notices to USN/USMC Hornets:

AN/AAR-50 Nav FLIR
- more formally called the Thermal Imaging Navigation System (TINS--which, interestingly also means "This is no s***" when a Navy fighter pilot is telling you a war story! :) - is a wide field of view FLIR that has is imagery displayed on one of the multi-function displays to aid the pilot when flying low level at night, much like the much larger pod used by the A-7E did. It is mounted only on the right fuselage cheek station (6). It is rarely seen and seldom used as low level flying has largely fallen from favor and night vision goggles (NVG) have become the primary "seeing around" tool for night flying. Flight testing began in April 1990 and some were reportedly used during Desert Storm by USMC F/A-18Ds in lieu of AN/AAS-38 pods, although a permanent clearance wasn't granted until October 1992.

AN/AAS-38 Targeting FLIR
- called "Nite Hawk" by its maker, Raytheon, contains a narrow field of view FLIR and is only mounted on the left cheek station (4). Again, limited numbers were available for use during Desert Storm and were seen on Navy as well as Marine aircraft. However, it wasn't until after Desert Storm that a laser designator was incorporated and even later that a Laser Detector/Tracker (think PAVE Penny) capability was provided. Until the LDT capability was added, if the pilot needed to locate a laser designation of a target by someone else (e.g., ground based designator) he had to carry a third pod, the AN/ASQ-173 on station 6 that had a PAVE Penny-like sensor in its nose and a 35mm film strike camera in its tail. More widely used than the TINS, the Nite Hawk had a very poor FLIR.

All Hornets were equipped with SJU-5/6 ejection seats, straight VHF/UHF antennas and LAU-7/A-6 launchers.
Pylons versions:
SUU-63C/A - VMFA(AW)-121
SUU-63A/A - VMFA-212, VMFA-232, VMFA-235
SUU-63A - VMFA-314, VMFA-333, VMFA-451

BIG thanks to Dave Roof SSgt USMC Ret. for his invaluable help with updates and corrections.

Canada

CAP missions

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuelt tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	DRA		AIM-9L/M
							AIM-9L/M	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing				Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	LAU-115A + 2 x LAU-7/A-6		Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuelt tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	AIM-9L/M
	AIM-9L/M	AIM-9L/M

 

Wing			Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard	Inboard				Inboard	Outboard	Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	AIM-9L/M

Air to Ground missions

Wing					Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard					Inboard		Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		VER		AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	VER		VER		AIM-9L/M
	Mk.82 LDGP	Mk.82 LDGP	Mk.82 LDGP	Mk.82 LDGP				Mk.82 LDGP	Mk.82 LDGP	Mk.82 LDGP	Mk.82 LDGP

 

Wing					Fuselage	Belly	Fuselage	Wing
Wingtip	Outboard		Inboard					Inboard		Outboard		Wingtip
AIM-9L/M	VER		VER		AIM-7M	Fuel tank	AIM-7M	VER		VER		AIM-9L/M
	CRV-7	CRV-7	CRV-7	CRV-7				CRV-7	CRV-7	CRV-7	CRV-7

NOTE: Canadian CF-188As carried so called "fat pylon" on Station 2 or 8. The pylon was thicker as it carried additional ECM gear. You can see the pylon HERE