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The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron (Blue Angels) have announced their selection of new team members for the 2017 season. “I am inspired by all of those who applied this year and we have an exceptional group to add to next year’s team,” said Flight Leader and Commanding Officer Cmdr. Ryan Bernacchi. Each applicant must be […]
Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the head of Air Combat Command, says the F-35A may be ready for Initial Operational Capability (IOC) soon. The F-35 could enter the fight against ISIS as soon as this fall. “The minute I declare initial operational capability, if the combatant commander called me up and said, ‘We need F-35s,’ I would […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s plane was almost shot down by Turkish F-16’s on the night of the coup while he was en route to Istanbul. Turkish F-16’s harassed Turkish President Erdogan’s Gulfstream on Friday night. Reports are conflicting on whether or not the Turkish Air Force (TuAF) were sympathetic to the coup or to the […]
Breaking news: As security situation in Turkey continues to deteriorate, FAA bans all flights to and from.
Dale Brown’s latest novel, Iron Wolf reviewed by Fighter Sweep
It took 16 years of labor and nearly 60 years since its last flight, but the B-29 SuperFortress known as “Doc” is flying again. (Sunday July 17, 2016) It truly is a labor of love. 16 full years to get only the second airworthy B-29 SuperFortress up and flying again–but Doc’s friends did it on […]
Turkish authorities told the U.S. they were closing the air space above Incirlik Air Base until they could be sure all Turkish air force assets were under government control. US aircraft had to suspend operations against ISIL. Friday’s attempted coup in Turkey against the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has had a major impact on […]
The USAF’s first female fighter pilot is also the first woman to take control of the 57th Wing. She talks about training, flying, and her love of being a fighter pilot after her first few months on the job. Brig. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt took control as the 57th Wing Commander back in April. She is the first female […]
The US Navy’s F-35C will head back to the seas for the third round of developmental tests aboard the aircraft carrier George Washington. The US Navy’s F-35C naval variant will enter its third set of carrier qualifications that will contain full envelope testing while onboard the USS George Washington. Initial sea trials of the jet began 3 November 2014. […]
Recent reports have noted the KC-46A Pegasus tanker has successfully refueled an F-16 and C-17. The boom had not been functioning properly, creating a major program delay. If the F-35 had a big brother in terms of issues and delays it would be the KC-46A tanker. Boeing has already been hit with $1.5 billion in cost […]
FighterSweep fans, this is the second part of a two part series regarding how fighter tactics can help general aviation (GA) pilots. Former F-16 pilot Nate “Buster” Jaros takes us through his thoughts on landing with the gear up or down in engine out scenarios. He has written a book called “Engine Out Survival Tactics”. […]
The “Boneyard” aka the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) Facility on the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Where US military planes go to die….and also be resurrected. With the US Marine Corps (USMC) in dire straits for more Hornets to fill the gap because of a delay in the F-35B Lightning II, resurrecting planes from […]
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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.
