In 1995, the Swiss Air Force purchased 26 of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet from the United States, and they were delivered from January 1996 to December 1999. In 2007, the Swiss Air Force ordered a modernization package for their F/A-18 fleet, including 12 ATFLIR surveillance and targeting pods as well as 44 sets of Raytheon AN/ALR-67(V)3 RWR systems. After one F/A-18C was lost in an accident, the remaining 25 aircraft are still in service to this day.

Introduced in Update 2.45 "Hornet's Sting" in the German tree, the Swiss F/A-18C Late is largely similar to its American counterpart, with the major difference being the usage of the ATFLIR targeting pod instead of the LITENING II pod. The Hornet features great dogfighting performance, powerful sensors, and a large quantity of missiles. This, coupled with the NCTR system, HMD targeting, and modern RWR, allows the Hornet to lead the charge into the enemy team in air battles. In mixed battles, the F/A-18C Late is a very powerful force to be reckoned with, due to its large quantity of AMRAAMs being able to shut down the airspace in the smaller maps of Ground RB, or alternatively, rain hell from above with its wide selection of various GPS, TV, and laser-guided ordnance.