Pentagon Stops Accepting New F-35 Deliveries over Contractual Dispute

Lockheed Martin’s plan to deliver 91 new F-35 aircraft for 2018 is on hold as the US Department of Defense temporarily suspends accepting aircraft because of a dispute over who will pay for repairing a production error. Lockheed confirmed on Wednesday that the Pentagon had halted deliveries of the jet over a contractual issue, but […]

Picture of the Day: B1 Lancer Readies for Attack on Syria

An Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber separates from the boom pod after receiving fuel from a KC-10 Extender following its participation in a multinational strike against chemical weapons targets in Syria, April 14, 2018. Two B-1Bs operating from Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, released 19 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range weapons during the operation. Air […]

Air Force Thunderbirds Cancel Appearances in Aftermath of Pilots Death

The Air Force’s Thunderbirds flight demonstration team has canceled shows for at least the next two weekends following a deadly training crash last week. Shows this weekend in Lakeland, Fla., and April 21 and 22 at Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi have been scrubbed, officials said. Performances last weekend at March Air Force Base […]

Watch: Afghan Air Interdiction Unit

NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan Originally established in 2006 as the Afghan Air Interdiction Unit assigned to the Ministry of Interior and re-flagged as the 777th Special Mission Wing in 2013, the SMW is Afghanistan’s special operations aviation force. SMW delivers special operators from the Afghan National Army Special Operations Command and General Command of […]

US Air Force Thunderbirds Pilot Dies in F-16 Crash

Fighter Sweep reported this week about the F-16 that crashed on the Nevada Test Range near Nellis AFB, Las Vegas. The Thunderbirds pilot killed in Wednesday’s crash has been identified as Maj. Stephen Del Bagno, according to a statement from the U.S. Air Force. “We are mourning the loss of Major Del Bagno,” Brig. Gen. […]