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Typically 2, one on each wingtip launch rail. However underwing missile launch rail pods can be added for special missions, making the total number much larger.
The basic missile load on the F/A-18 is 4, two heat seeking sidewinders on the wingtip launch rails and two radar guided sparrows on fuselage launch rails.
Answer:
Very few fighters are limited to two missiles these days (although way back in the 1950s two was a common maximum load).
It depends on the particular aircraft, examples:
F-4 Phantom usual load - 4 radar guided Sparrow + 4 heat-seeking Sidewinder
Su 27 - up to 12 in a mix of radar-guided and heat-seeking (and the option of self-guiding).
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