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Congress has required that the Air Force secretary certify the F-35 will be in top shape within two years before future contracts are signed. Lockheed Martin has also spent $1 billion of its own money for production while awaiting the contract negotiations. Congress withheld $1 billion of about $5.3 billion the USAF requested for F-35s this year until the certification is […]
Air to Air refueling in and of itself is difficult. But doing air to air refueling between two behemoth aircraft like the KC-10 and the B-52 over the arctic circle–now that’s a real challenge. Last week the 305th Air Mobility Wing from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in southern New Jersey, proved that two enormous aircraft could be […]
FighterSweep and its parent company, Force12 Media, have recently launched a parternship with Bremont Watch Company. Bremont is now the official time keeper of Fighter Sweep and Force 12 Media. FighterSweep was lucky enough to sit down with Bremont co-founder Nick English to get his thoughts on the new partnership and how the Bremont Watch […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
The USAF’s top civilian, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, is unclear on how the USAF would pay for a new Close Air Support (CAS) platform. The A-10 replacement aircraft is dubbed the “A-X”. The USAF can’t figure out what it wants in terms of a CAS platform nor how they are going to pay for […]
So there I was…. Late on a Sunday morning, just trying to get back home to Enid, Oklahoma to see the wife and kiddo for dinner after a long, 3-day cross country spanning Denver, Colorado to Omaha, Nebraska and back to home-base. My student and I took off uneventfully from Omaha and we were on the […]
The US Air Force is looking into the possibility of replacing the Martin-Baker ejection seat on the F-35. Defensenews.com is reporting that the United Technologies ACES 5 model is under consideration. Air Force Lt. Gen. Arnold Bunch, the service’s top uniformed acquisition official, confirmed the service’s interest in the ACES 5 design. “We believe it is […]
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