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MAGIC CARPET is a software modification to the airplane’s digital flight control system that allows naval aviators to make fewer corrections in an effort to land on the carrier. Say it isn’t so! Could a night trap really not be as scary in the future? If the new software that NAVAIR has been testing lives […]
It’s been a tough week for some in military aviation, but let’s end it on a high note with this recap video about the F-35A hitting IOC! The long path to IOC (Initial Operational Capability) for the F-35A finally came on 2 August 2016. The USAF declared the 34th Fighter Squadron completed the minimum necessary […]
After a long friendship, FighterSweep and Bremont Watch Company are proud to announce a newly formed partnership. Bremont is now the official timekeeper of Force 12 Media, FighterSweep’s parent company, and FighterSweep.com. There are few things that go together more than a pilot and his or her watch. The unmistakable flash on the left arm […]
The Navy has flown a Marine MV-22 with the first ever “flight critical” component derived from 3D printing. The future of 3D printing for the Navy has already arrived—via the MV-22 Osprey. An MV-22 took flight for the first time with a part manufactured through 3D printing. The flight occurred at NAS Patuxent River, MD. No longer are […]
The F-22 Raptor was considered “too provocative’ to deploy after its IOC. Not so for the F-35A; The USAF version of the JSF is expected to hit theaters as soon as Combatant Commanders want them. Air Combat Command (ACC) General Hawk Carlisle is expecting to get the F-35A out to combat as soon as possible. […]
The USAF just announced IOC (Initial Operational Capability) on their F-35A’s. While the USAF may be celebrating, many think there is a long road ahead for the Joint Strike Fighter. 60 F-35’s a year. That’s the number ACC General Hawk Carlisle wants to buy annually now that the F-35A has gone IOC. The Air Force […]
Let’s take a break from all the bad news and watch this cool HD video of an F-15 and B-2 Stealth perform airborne refueling over the skies of New Mexico. Members of the 931st Air Refueling Wing from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, provide aerial refueling support using the KC-135 Stratotanker. This evolution occurred over […]
A second USMC F-18C Hornet has crashed in less than a week. This crash comes only days after a USMC F-18C crash that killed Major Sterling Norton last Friday. A Marine F/A-18C Hornet crashed five miles east of Naval Air Station Fallon, located approximately 60 miles east of Carson City. The aircraft was from the 3rd […]
ISIL has amassed in numbers in critical urban areas where the Libyan government needed help. US warplanes on Monday launched a new round of airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Libya. The campaign is expected to last at least the next several days. U.S. aircraft struck Islamic State vehicles and a tank in a coastal town of Libya. The […]
A Russian transport helicopter was shot down in Syria on Monday. All five people onboard were killed. This is deadliest single incident for the Russian military since its involvement in Syria’s civil war. The Russain Air Force suffered a major blow on Monday when an Mi-8 “transport” helicopter was shot down. All five passengers onboard were […]
Watch the Israeli F-35I AS-1 “Adir” on its maiden voyage. Israel was the first country to select the F-35 through the United States government’s Foreign Military Sales process when a Letter of Agreement (LOA) was signed in October 2010. The F-35I maiden voyage took place on July 26, 2016. Lockheed Martin performed a “check flight” from its […]
The F-35A is making it tough for US ground Surface to Air Missile (SAM) operators to train due to its stealth technology. Recent reports say that the F-35A was almost invisible to ground forces in a training environment. Let’s hope the F-35 stealth technology holds up as well in theater as it does in a […]
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