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For the first time in history the U-2 spy plane participated in exercise Northern Edge 17. Northern Edge is a joint exercise held in Alaska at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson with approximately 6000 military service members and 200 aircraft. The two-week exercise was utilized by the 9th Reconnaissance Wing to test new experimental technology on the U-2. […]

Discussion of the Air Force retiring the famed U-2 spy plane took a change in direction when the 2018 fiscal year budget did not have a retirement date for the aircraft. “There is not a retirement date for the U-2 in this budget,” Maj. Gen. James Martin, the Air Force’s deputy assistant secretary for budget, […]

Yes, you may have seen footage of this before but who can get tired of watching it! It is very surreal watching a rocket booster land itself back on Earth after blasting off just minutes earlier. This is like something you would see in a science fiction movie but SpaceX is doing it in real […]

Recreational drone pilots rejoice! The FAA requirement for you to register your drone with them has been overturned in court. You no longer have to register a consumer drone. Last Friday the District of Columbia circuit court of appeals overturned the FAA rule. According to the decision, the rule did not have the legal standing to […]

Is the Bell V-280 Valor the future choice of the of US military instead of traditional helicopters? At twice the speed and twice the range, Bell Helicopter is pitching their new V-280 Valor to US military services. Bell Helicopter’s newest tilt-rotor is almost ready for its first flight. The company said it expects the V-280 Valor prototype […]

In case you forgot, Armed Forces Day was on last Saturday May 20, 2017. Hope you were able to thank our military members for their service. And if you missed the opportunity to do so then you can still do it today! In reality everyday should be Armed Forces Day. If you have a story […]

Have you flown in a plane doing aerobatics? If you have not, then check out this video and get a taste of what it is like. Pulling 5-6 G’s and flying inverted is something most people have never experienced. You have to ‘feel’ it to understand what it is like. But watching this video gives […]

The Washington Post is claiming that the Pentagon has create a huge slush fund by overcharging the different services for the fuel they purchase. The report claims that $6 billion has been overcharged in the last seven years and these ‘funds’ are being used for a variety of things including to fund Syrian rebels and […]

Watch and enjoy the action as A-10 Thunderbolts from the 124th Fighter Wing and F-15 Strike Eagles from the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base take out unmanned moving targets at the Saylor Creek Training Range in Idaho. Saylor Creek is a 110,000-acre bombing and training range in southern Idaho. It is associated […]

Still just as inspiring as when it was first released in 2011 to commemorate the Centennial of Naval Aviation, FLY NAVY remains a historic freeze frame of America’s men and women flying all over the globe in service of our country. Get the book here! For over two years, photographer Erik Hildebrandt rode along on […]

Ever had a real King fly you somewhere? Well, if you have been flying on KLM airlines during the last 20 years you may have had that privilege. King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is telling Dutch media that he has been working as a co-pilot on KLM Cityhopper flights for 20 years. KLM Cityhopper is the regional […]

Earlier this week Fighter Sweep reported to you on the increasing levels of tension between the US and Turkey over the use of the Incirlik Air Base. Now there are reports that Germany is actively looking for alternatives to the base for their aircraft being used in the fight against ISIS. The German defense minister has […]