Fightersweep

According to a report released by the British Ministry of Defense (MoD), the Royal Air Force (RAF) is claiming an astounding 4,013 enemy killed and 302 wounded (a total of 4,315) with the loss of just one civilian. The official figures were released after the Action on Armed Violence (AOAV), a civil rights advocacy group, […]

Senior Airman Adam Jurek, from the 122nd hydraulic shop, 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, Ind., installs a panel after completing a bleed of the engine hydraulic system on an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft during Operation Guardian Blitz, Jan. 25, 2018, at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The hard work and dedication of hundreds of maintenance […]

Since Russia’s military annexation of Crimea in 2014, NATO officials have been working tirelessly to find ways to effectively counter Russian aggression throughout Europe’s Eastern flank. Troops from throughout the alliance have established new commands all over the continent, and plans continue to develop to mount an even more robust defensive posture in the region. […]

In 1958, the United States Air Force launched Project A119, also known as “A Study of Lunar Research Flights.” While the US would not visit the moon with a manned mission for eleven more years, this project involved sending something quite different to the lunar surface: a nuclear missile. As the United States and the […]

Back in the heyday of the Cold War, Europe had a real problem: even with American military might on its side, the region faced a Soviet military with overwhelming numbers on its eastern flank. If the Soviet Union had opted to invade, there was little NATO could do to stem the flow of Russian armor […]

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 34th Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, sits on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 9, 2018, in support of the vice president’s visit to Japan. The F-35A is deployed under the U.S. Pacific Command’s Theater Security Package program, which has been […]

New details have begun to emerge about Lockheed Martin’s two-fold attempt at closing the capability gap presented by new Chinese and Russian hypersonic missile platforms. Hypersonic missiles, or missiles that are capable of sustaining speeds in excess of Mach 5, are widely believed to be a disruptive technology to the war global warfighting status quo. […]

Although it’s becoming increasingly apparent Russia’s foray into the world of fifth-generation fighters, the Sukhoi Su-57, will likely never be fielded in sufficient numbers to represent any real strategic value, Moscow is already looking toward the “stealth” fighter’s replacement. The Su-57, widely touted in Russian media as a match for America’s F-22 Raptor and F-35 […]

For years now, the F-35 has been compared to the wide variety of aircraft it is eventually expected to replace. Everything from the close-air-support legend A-10 Thunderbolt to the fastest fighter in the U.S. stable F-15 has had the F-35 laid down alongside it in an effort to spot strengths and weaknesses. Because the F-35 […]

Maj. Paul Lopez, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs during AirPower Over Hampton Roads JBLE Air and Space Expo at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., May 18, 2018. The Raptor performs both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions allowing full realization of operational concepts vital to the 21st century Air Force.   U.S. Air Force photo […]

The Avalon Air Show in Australia was the scene of a number of airborne spectacles over the past week, but one C-17 Globemaster III didn’t even make it off the ground before the fireworks began. In footage released by HD Melbourne Aviation, a bird can clearly be seen flying in front of the cargo aircraft […]

Gunnar Jeanette is a professional race car driver. At the age of 18 he became the youngest ever driver to finish the 24 hours of Le Mans. He has since raced there an additional seven times. He also competed in the American Le Mans Series, the Rolex Sports Car Series, and the World Endurance Championship—winning […]