F/A-18A/C/D "Hornet"/CF-188A "Hornet"
USA
Surface attack
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | Mk.20 | Fuel tank | LST/SCAM | Mk.20 | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | Mk.20 | AIM-9M |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | Mk.20 | Fuel tank | | Fuel tank | AN/AAR-50 TINS | Fuel tank | Mk.20 | AIM-9M |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | Mk.84 LDGP | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | Mk.84 LDGP | AIM-9M |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | Mk.82 LDGP | Fuel tank | AN/AAR-50 TINS | Fuel tank | | Fuel tank | Mk.82 LDGP | AIM-9M |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | Mk.83 LDGP | Mk.83 LDGP | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Mk.83 LDGP | Mk.83 LDGP | AIM-9M |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | Mk.82 LDGP | Mk.82 LDGP | | Fuel tank | AN/AAR-50 TINS | Mk.82 LDGP | Mk.82 LDGP | AIM-9M |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | Mk.84 LDGP | Mk.84 LDGP | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Mk.84 LDGP | Mk.84 LDGP | AIM-9M |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | VER | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | VER | AIM-9M |
| | Mk.83 LDGP | Mk.83 LDGP | | | | | | Mk.83 LDGP | Mk.83 LDGP | |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | VER | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | VER | AIM-9M |
| | Mk.82 LDGP | Mk.82 LDGP | | | | | | Mk.82 LDGP | Mk.82 LDGP | |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | VER | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Mk.83 LDGP | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | VER | AIM-9M |
| | Mk.83 LDGP | Mk.83 LDGP | | | | | | Mk.83 LDGP | Mk.83 LDGP | |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | VER | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Mk. 82 LDGP | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | VER | AIM-9M |
| | Mk.82 LDGP | Mk.82 LDGP | | | | | | Mk.82 LDGP | Mk.82 LDGP | |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | Mk.83 LDGP | VER | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AN/AAR-50 TINS | VER | Mk.83 LDGP | AIM-9M |
| | | Mk.83 LDGP | Mk.83 LDGP | | | | Mk.83 LDGP | Mk.83 LDGP | | |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | Mk.82 LDGP | VER | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AN/AAR-50 TINS | VER | Mk.82 LDGP | AIM-9M |
| | | Mk.82 LDGP | Mk.82 LDGP | | | | Mk.82 LDGP | Mk.82 LDGP | | |
Surface attack - USMC
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | VER | Fuel tank | LST/SCAM | Mk.83 LDGP | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AGM-65E | AIM-9M |
| | Mk.7 | Mk.7 | | | | | | | |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | VER | Fuel tank | LST/SCAM | Mk.83 LDGP | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AGM-65E | AIM-9M |
| | Mk.83 LDGP | Mk.83 LDGP | | | | | | | |
SEAD/SuCAP missions
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | AGM-88 | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AGM-88 | AIM-9M |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | AGM-88 | AGM-88 | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | AGM-88 | AGM-88 | AIM-9M |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | AGM-88 | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | AGM-88 | AGM-88 | AIM-9M |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | AGM-88 | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | Mk.7 | AIM-9M |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | AGM-88 | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AGM-88 | AIM-9M |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | AGM-88 | Mk.84 LDGP | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Mk.84 LDGP | AGM-88 | AIM-9M |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | AGM-65E | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Mk.83 LDGP | AN/AAR-38 FLIR | Fuel tank | AGM-88 | AIM-9M |
PGM missions
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | AGM-62 Walleye I | Fuel tank | | AN/AWW-9A datalink | AN/AAS-38 FLIR | Fuel tank | AGM-62 | AIM-9M |
F/A-18D "Fast FAC" loadout - VMFA(AW)-121
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | VER | Fuel tank | AN/AAR-50 TINS | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | VER | AIM-9M |
| | LAU-10 | | | | | | | | LAU-10 | |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | VER | VER | AAR-50 TINS | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | VER | VER | AIM-9M |
| | LAU-10 | | Mk.82 LDGP | | | | | | Mk.82 LDGP | | LAU-10 | |
F/A-18D "Fast FAC" loadout - VMFA(AW)-121 - later in the war without air threat
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| | VER | Fuel tank | AN/AAR-50 TINS | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | 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-7F/M | VER | VER | |
| | LAU-10 | | Mk.82 LDGP | Mk.82 LDGP | | | | Mk.82 LDGP | Mk.82 LDGP | | LAU-10 | |
CAP missions
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | AIM-9M |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | AIM-9M |
Canada
CAP missions
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuelt tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | DRA | AIM-9M |
| | | | | | | | AIM-9M | AIM-9M | |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | DRA | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuelt tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | AIM-9M |
| | AIM-9M | AIM-9M | | | | | | | |
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | AIM-9M |
Air to Ground missions
| Wing | Fuselage | Belly | Fuselage | Wing |
| Wingtip | Outboard | Inboard | | | | Inboard | Outboard | Wingtip |
| AIM-9M | VER | VER | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | VER | VER | AIM-9M |
| | 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-9M | VER | VER | AIM-7F/M | Fuel tank | AIM-7F/M | VER | VER | AIM-9M |
| | CRV-7 | CRV-7 | CRV-7 | CRV-7 | | | | CRV-7 | CRV-7 | CRV-7 | CRV-7 | |