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A T-45 trainer jet with an instructor and student pilot crashed late Sunday night. Both pilots ejected safely and were transported for medical evaluation. Officials with Naval Air Station Kingsville state the jet went down 17 miles southwest of the airfield at approximately 9 p.m. local time. NAS Kingsville is one of the US Navy’s […]
Boeing’s KC-46 hits major Milestone C decision. A Milestone C decision is a recommendation and approval to enter the Production and Deployment (PD) Phase. After struggling earlier this year with being able to deliver fuel to larger aircraft, the KC-46 appears to be back on track. The KC-46 boom was reworked in an effort to deliver fuel to […]
Marines and guests attend a memorial service for fallen pilot Major R. Sterling Norton, USMC, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug 12. Major Sterling Norton was laid to rest at Miramar National Cemetery August 12, 2016. His F-18C crashed near Twenty-Nine Palms, CA on July 28, […]
In June, a swarm of bees found its way into the exhaust nozzle of an F-22 Raptor at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia. The bees grounded the plane until they could be removed. There is one thing for sure that can ground the, the F-22 Raptor, the world’s first 5th Generation fighter. It’s not another […]
Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Browning, Lt. Cmdr. Kellen Smith and Lt. Matthew Halliwell were presented the award for reacting in time to prevent the loss of an E-2C aircraft during a March mishap on the USS Eisenhower. The Navy awarded the Armed Forces’ Air Medal yesterday to the three E-2C pilots from the VAW-123 Screwtops for a 18 […]
According to Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, the USAF is seeking to boost the UAS (drone) pilots retention bonus by $10,000 and the manned pilot retention bonus by $23,000. However, the likelihood of that occurring in an election year is low. The USAF is quickly losing its pilots to the airlines (and other key industries) […]
U.S.-led coalition aircraft destroyed an estimated $11 million worth of oil and trucks. It is the largest single airstrike this year against the Islamic State’s black market oil trade in Syria. Coalition forces continue to hit petroleum and oil targets in Syria in an effort to disrupt the Islamic State’s cash flow. An estimated 83 […]
Congress has required that the Air Force secretary certify the F-35 will be in top shape within two years before future contracts are signed. Lockheed Martin has also spent $1 billion of its own money for production while awaiting the contract negotiations. Congress withheld $1 billion of about $5.3 billion the USAF requested for F-35s this year until the certification is […]
The attorneys for LCDR Edward Lin, a former P-3 Orion Naval Flight Officer accused of espionage, have filed a motion in court and accused the US Navy of “an aggressive media campaign” against the officer. They are seeking to dismiss the government case against the Naval Officer because of a lack of speedy trial. According […]
Air to Air refueling in and of itself is difficult. But doing air to air refueling between two behemoth aircraft like the KC-10 and the B-52 over the arctic circle–now that’s a real challenge. Last week the 305th Air Mobility Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in southern New Jersey, proved that two enormous aircraft could be […]
FighterSweep and its parent company, Force12 Media, have recently launched a parternship with Bremont Watch Company. Bremont is now the official time keeper of Fighter Sweep and Force 12 Media. FighterSweep was lucky enough to sit down with Bremont co-founder Nick English to get his thoughts on the new partnership and how the Bremont Watch […]
The future of Carrier Onboard Delivery will be the MV-22. Navy officials recently ran operational tests onboard the USS Carl Vinson to see how the Osprey fits in the carrier environment. Goodbye Greyhound, hello Osprey. The fleet’s logistic workhorse has been the C-2 Greyhound since the 1960’s. But with the Navy awarding Bell-Boeing a joint contract to […]
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