Wing span: 11.43 m
Length: 17.10 m
Height: 4.67 m
Empty weight: 10.680 kg
Maximum operating weight: 23.541 kg
Structure: metal and composites
Power plant: Two General Electric F404-GE-402 turbofans, each rated at 7.983 kp (78.30 kN) afterburner thrust
Maximum speed: 1.300 km/h at low level, 1.8 Mach at altitude
Ceiling: 15.000 m
Armament: One fuselage-mounted 20 mm M61 Vulcan gun For air-to-air combat, maximum of 12 short-range AIM-9 Sidewinder infra-red guided missiles and/or medium-range AIM-120 AMRAAM active radar-guided missiles on wing and fuselage stations. Air-to-ground weapons including smart bomb (Joint Direct Attack Munition, JDAM), medium-range glide bomb (Joint Stand-Off Weapon, JSOW), and long-range standoff missile (Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missile, JASSM)
Equipment: E.g. APG-73 pulse doppler radar. Countermeasures suite consisting of BOL flare/chaff dispensers and various electronic systems. Helmet-mounted sighting system (Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System, JHMCS), APX-111 interrogator, tactical Aircraft Moving Map Capability (TAMMAC), Link 16 datalink, and Litening targeting pod
In service with the Finnish Air Force: 61 pcs. 55 single-seat F/A-18Cs and seven two-seat F/A-18Ds