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Editor’s Note: Keep these questions coming, FighterSweep Fans! This is one of the advantages of having a pool of contributors who also happen to be still in the seat, be it on active duty, air national guard, or reserve components. It brings a ton of credibility to their work and thankfully for you (and us!) […]
Editor’s Note: To the casual observer, it may appear as though the U.S. Air Force–despite Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter’s assurances, is trying to divest itself of the A-10 faster than the 2022 timeline given. But those on the inside understand it will take a time to complete the process, which will ramp up in a […]
FighterSweep Fans, we trust your Tuesday is going well, and in the event it is not, we have taken it upon ourselves to provide you with some epic evening entertainment certain to put a smile on your face and delight your inner fighter pilot! This video comes to you courtesy of the “Black Knights” of […]
Editor’s Note: If you were the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force and had one dollar in your pocket to spend, how would you do it? Would you expend those resources on legacy platforms to keep them in service as long as possible? Do you spend that whole dollar on tomorrow’s near-peer or […]
Editor’s Note: Canada’s Defense Ministry announced that Canada will send about 100 Royal Canadian Air Force personnel and four CF-188 Hornet fighter jets to train with the Romanian military. As we all know, NATO has been stepping up its presence in eastern Europe, as a response the Russia’s resurgence and activities in Ukraine. Canada will send […]
Editor’s Note: It’s difficult to not sound like the proverbial broken record, but even the Joint Strike Fighter program is not immune from budget woes. During the Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, General “Hawk” Carlisle — the commander of the U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command–outlined how the Air Force has had to delay the […]
I am curious how after one selects his aircraft after flight school as what squadron they are assigned and how they go about it and then after in the squadrons how one is selected to attend the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN). -Josh C. That’s a great question, Josh! I clearly remember the uncertainty I […]
Editor’s Note: We reported to you a couple weeks ago about the Air Force’s decision to delay the retirement of the A-10C Thunderbolt II until 2022. According to U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh, there were a variety of factors leading to that decision, and today we’re able to get a glimpse […]
As previously reported, on February 5th 2016 P-51D Mustang N351BD crashed in Arizona with the tragic loss of both souls on board. This particular aircraft was painted as “Big Beautiful Doll.” It the name used by Colonel John D. Landers on his aircraft during World War 2. I thought that it would be a fitting tribute […]
Editor’s Note: There are two different Weapons System Evaluation Programs (WSEPs) currently run by the U.S. Air Force. One is Combat Archer, which is for air-to-air weaponry, and Combat Hammer, which is geared toward air-to-surface munitions. Combat Hammer is held either over the vast Utah Test and Training Range adjacent to Hill Air Force Base […]
Editor’s Note: This past week the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base dropped both inert and live laser-guided bombs (LGBs) over the Utah Test and Training Range, marking the first time the combat-coded F-35s had released ordnance. It was a total force effort, meaning active duty airmen from the 388th Fighter Wing and […]
Editor’s Note: Personally, we tend to favor the B-1R version of the “Arsenal Plane” concept. Can you imagine?! Four F-119 motors on a Bone equipped with an AESA radar and turned into a bomb/missile-truck?! An absolutely wicked idea, if you ask us! This past week at the Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida, Secretary of the […]
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