A hornet is an insect. It may also refer to:

Insects a colloquial term for American wasps, particularly the bald-faced hornet a colloquial term for certain Australian potter wasp species, including the Australian hornet

Arts and media Fictional characters Hornet (Hollow Knight), a video game arachnid hybrid Hornet (comics), a name shared by three Marvel characters Hornet (DC Thomson), a British comic of the 1960s-1970s Hornet Squadron, an RAF squadron in a series of books by Derek Robinson Hornet (Gobots), an alien cyborg shapeshifter Robot henchmen in Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

Student newspapers The Hornet, the student newspaper of Delaware State University The Hornet, the student newspaper of Fullerton College The State Hornet, the student newspaper of California State University, Sacramento

Military Air Units 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, a Royal Canadian Air Force unit, nicknamed "Hornet" 113 Squadron (Israel), an Israeli Air Force unit also known as the Tayeset Ha'Tsira'a ("Hornet Squadron")

Aircraft and engines McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet, a jet combat aircraft McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet, a Canadian variant De Havilland Hornet, a World War II-era combat aircraft Hornet, original name of the Hawker Fury British biplane fighter Hornet, unofficial name of the Curtiss 18 Model 18B triplane fighter AGM-64 Hornet, an experimental American missile ABC Hornet, a World War I aircraft engine Messerschmitt Me 410 Hornisse ("Hornet"), a World War II German aircraft Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon ("Super Hornet") helicopter, also known in the Israeli Air Force as Tzir'a ("Hornet") SNCASE SE.3200 Frelon ("Hornet") helicopter (precursor of the Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon) Granta Hornet, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Teledyne FLIR Black Hornet Nano, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Hornet, a low-cost strike drone used by Ukraine

Land Medium Mark C Hornet, a British First World War tank Humber Hornet, a British armoured car Hornisse, a German tank destroyer (later renamed to Nashorn) M93 Hornet mine, an American anti-tank mine

Sea HMS Hornet, ten ships of the Royal Navy USS Hornet, eight ships of the U.S. Navy

Places Hornet Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota Hornet, Missouri, an unincorporated community Hornet Peak, Queen Maud Land, Antarctica

Sports University and high school teams Alabama State University Hornets California State University, Sacramento Hornets The teams of Concordia College Alabama Delaware State University Hornets Emporia State Hornets and Lady Hornets, Kansas Kalamazoo College Hornets, Michigan Surrattsville High School Hornets, Maryland Dixie High School Hornets, South Carolina Midwood High School Hornets, New York Hamilton High School West Hornets, New Jersey Herndon High School Hornets, Virginia

Ice hockey teams Bracknell Hornets, a team in the English National Hockey League Cambridge Hornets, a Canadian Senior "AAA" team from Cambridge, Ontario Herlev Hornets, a Danish AL-Bank Ligaen team Huntington Hornets, an American International Hockey League team in the 1956–57 season Langley Hornets, a former name of the Canadian Junior "A" team West Kelowna Warriors Pittsburgh Hornets, a former American minor league team (1936–56, 1961–67) Thunder Bay Hornets, a former Canadian Junior "A" team (1982-86)

Other teams Charlotte Hornets (disambiguation), several sports teams Cleveland Hornets, former baseball team Dandy Town Hornets F.C., Bermuda soccer team Howick Hornets, New Zealand, rugby league team Hull Hornets, British American-football team Montreal Hornets, former Canadian rugby union team New Orleans Hornets, former National Basketball Association team Rochdale Hornets, professional rugby league team Rochdale Hornets (speedway), former speedway team Watford F.C., known as "the Hornets" after their yellow and black kit

American football stadiums Hornet Stadium (Montgomery), on the campus of Alabama State University Hornet Stadium (Sacramento), on the campus of California State University, Sacramento

Other uses in sports The Hornet, a professional wrestler from the United States Wrestling Association Hornet, the puck used in the Swiss sport Hornussen

Transportation Air

Firebird Hornet, a German paraglider design Glasflügel 206 Hornet, 1970s glider US Light Aircraft Hornet, an ultralight aircraft Hiller YH-32 Hornet, an American ultralight helicopter Harkness Hornet, 1920s Australian aircraft engine Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet, aero engine produced 1926–1942 Vintage Ultralight SR-1 Hornet, an American 1980s ultralight aircraft design

Land

AMC Hornet, a compact car manufactured from 1970 to 1977 Dodge Hornet (concept car), revealed in 2006 Dodge Hornet, an SUV revealed in 2022 Hudson Hornet, a car manufactured from 1951 to 1957 Wolseley Hornet six, a 1930s saloon, coupé, sports and racing car Wolseley Hornet (Mini), a variant of the original Mini car Honda CB250F, a motorcycle known as the Hornet, first 'Hornet' released by Honda Honda CB600F, a motorcycle known as the Hornet in Europe and Brazil Honda CB900F, a motorcycle known as the Hornet 900 in Europe BSA Hornet, a British motorcycle for export to the US from 1964 to 1965

Sea

Hornet (clipper), 1851, which raced Flying Cloud around Cape Horn Hornet (dinghy), a type of sailing dinghy Hornet, a steamer involved in the Hornet incident (an 1871 diplomatic incident)

Other uses Hornet (roller coaster), an amusement ride in Amarillo Hornet (Hewlett-Packard), a codename for an 80186-compatible embedded processor for the HP 100LX, 200LX and 1000CX palmtop PCs Hornet (app), a gay dating app .17 Hornet, a type of rifle cartridge .22 Hornet, a type of rifle cartridge