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Editor’s Note: Boeing has been hit hard by not being awarded the contract for the Air Force’s B-21 Long Range Strike-Bomber. The company has suffered some internal shake-up of late and that, coupled with the prospect of the F-15 line closing, as well as that of the F/A-18 Super Hornet, Boeing is currently faced with […]
FighterSweep Fans, it’s safe to say we all have our heroes in the aviation world who inspired us to pursue our passion. I personally have been very fortunate to meet a number of the men I read about growing up: Bud Anderson, Chuck Yeager, Bob Hoover, Joe Engel, and Pappy Boyington immediately come to mind. […]
Editor’s Note: The U.S. Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II continues to make great strides in its advance toward IOC (Initial Operational Capability), which is anticipated sometime between August and October of this year. While most of the good news stories concerning the F-35 these days cannot be discussed for classification reason, this one is definitely […]
Editor’s Note: In preparation for its upcoming deployment to participate in Operation Inherent Resolve, Air Force Global Strike Command has sent B-52H Stratofortress bombers to the Mediterranean. The aircraft will be taking part in Serpentex, a French-led exercise which features troops and JTACs from twelve nations, in addition to the French Air Force’s combat assets. […]
Editor’s Note: Like many others in the inventory, one of our very favorite airplanes has been extremely busy over the past decade-plus and is in need of a break, also of upgrade. The Rockwell (now Boeing) B-1B Lancer is now enjoying some much-needed time off. While crews refresh and retrain, the jets will also be […]
Editor’s Note: Any aircraft which takes off and lands along a vertical axis has been a very challenging hurdle for aircraft designers since the concept first met reality. We’ve all seen problems experienced by the Harrier jump jet, as well as more modern designs like the V-22 Osprey. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) […]
Editor’s Note: FighterSweep Fans, this has been a long time coming. Raptor pilots have long lamented the lack of the U.S. Air Force’s most capable short-range air-to-air missile, the AIM-9X Sidewinder. On 1 March, the 90th Fighter Squadron “Dicemen” became the first Raptor squadron in the CAF (Combat Air Forces) to receive the AIM-9X. So […]
Editor’s Note: We’ve touched on some of the amazing aircraft designs which have revolutionized aviation since the Wright Brothers took to the sky on 17 December 1903. We’ve heard of technology similar to what you’ll see here, but to actually watch it in action is pretty cool. A drone carrying a Bazooka to deal with […]
Happy Wednesday, FighterSweep Fans! Our friends over at Business Insider came up with a list of eleven aircraft that are the most “game-changing” thus far in the 21st century. Many of these aircraft will come as no big surprise to die-hard aviation fans, but admittedly, there are a couple entries which surprised me! Go check […]
Editor’s Note: The forested military training camp, located about 125 miles north of the Somali capital of Mogadishu, was known to be al-Shabab‘s main base for planning and strike coordination. Somali intelligence operatives cooperated with U.S. forces in the strike on Raso Camp and the location had been under surveillance for several weeks, according to […]
Editor’s Noted: As we reported previously, a very sophisticated U.S. Army reconnaissance aircraft crash landed near Irbil in northern Iraq two days ago. Photographs and video from the scene showed the highly-modified Beech KingAir 350 in a field, surrounded by what appeared to be U.S. Special Operations Forces. We have learned the rescue was executed […]
Editor’s Note: It’s always fantastic when we hear news like this. Our men and women continue to handle their business and pursue high-value targets as they present themselves, and this is a fantastic example. Both fixed-wing aircraft and Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs) were responsible for this strike, a mission which resulted in the demise of […]
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