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Did you know the Air Force has a shortage of over 1500 pilots? The problem is not recruiting new pilots into the service but losing experienced aviators who leave for higher compensation in the airlines. This is not a new problem for the Air Force but when the airlines are hiring they need to come […]
Does the headline of this story scare you? Not to worry says Connecticut Republican lawmaker, state Senator John Kissel, the co-chairman of the Judiciary Committee, stating, “Obviously this is for very limited circumstances.” The bill being considered would actually ban the use of weaponized drones by anyone except for the police in Connecticut. “Obviously this is […]
It seems like every week there is some new event taking place in commercial space exploration. For the first time SpaceX reused a rocket that it had previously flown a year ago. And to make it even more of a spectacular event they went ahead and landed the booster safely on a floating ocean platform. […]
Its not often you get to see the Commanding Officer of a US aircraft carrier painting the ships anchor gold. Well, actually you probably have never seen this before so enjoy the sight! The Retention Excellence Award, previously known as the Golden Anchor Award is an award given by the United States Department of the Navy for […]
The 482nd Fighter Wing from Homestead Air Reserve Base in Florida sent 12 F-16C Falcons and Airmen to partake in Exercise Iniohos 17 based out of Andravida Air Base, Greece. This is the 3rd time the annual event has been held and includes NATO allies and military forces from other nations. “This exercise gives us the […]
Blue Origin announced they will be taking passengers into space as soon as next year and revealed their Shephard capsule which has seats for six paying customers and large windows to give them a grand view. Test flights will begin this year. The ‘New Shepard’ capsule’s roomy interior includes seats for six travellers, who will […]
A Peruvian Airlines Boeing 737 skidded off the runway yesterday at the Francisco Carle Airport in Jauja, Peru. Jauja is approximately 165 miles from Lima, Peru. In a statement posted to Twitter, Peruvian Airlines said the plane turned off the runway upon landing at 4:30 p.m. local time. Alberto Lopez, a spokesman for Peruvian Airlines, emphasized that […]
This could be interesting to see what the Navy does with the F-35C acquisition program now that a Naval Aviator, Rear Admiral Mat Winter has been named to replaced Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan as director of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program. Fighter Sweep has reported on the fact that President Trump asked the […]
Hard as it may seem to believe but until last year the F-22 did not have the latest and greatest Sidewinder missile on board. For years 4th generation fighters like the F-15, F-16 and F/A-18 have had the AIM-9X in their arsenal but now all the Raptor pilots have it as well. Watch Unique Video […]
Imagine a ‘swarm’ of small drones flying in formation leading the advance into enemy territory doing surveillance and hindering hostile forces before the ground troops arrive. This is exactly what the US Marine Corps envisions with the Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarming Technology also known as LOCUST. Watch LOCUST in action! (This is so cool!) Lt. […]
What more could you want right? F-18 taking off to go get ISIS. You want more? Ok, watch the very cool video below then… Watch from the Flight Deck of the USS Bush as a Hornet takes a cat shot ARABIAN GULF (March 23, 2017) An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the “Golden Warriors” of […]
Gulfstream is on track to get its new G500 jet certified and delivered in 2017. The company has five test aircraft that have flown more than 2,600 hours and 600 flights. Recently the FAA approved the G500’s Pratt & Whitney PW814GA engines. Watch the Gulfstream G500 Fly! “Development testing is complete; company testing is well under way, […]
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Our roots in shooting sports started off back in 1996 with our founder and CEO, Josh Ungier. His love of airguns took hold of our company from day one and we became the first e-commerce retailer dedicated to airguns, optics, ammo, and accessories. Over the next 25 years, customers turned to us for our unmatched product selection, great advice, education, and continued support of the sport and airgun industry.
