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Happy Sunday, FighterSweep Faithful! We ran across this video of one of our favorite aircraft, the Lockheed-Martin U-2S “Dragon Lady” intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft. This is a really badass airplane and we wanted to show you something pretty unique: a Dragon Lady being taken apart for what is known as “Depot Level Maintenance.” […]
Happy Sunday, FighterSweep Faithful! We ran across this video of one of our favorite aircraft, the Lockheed-Martin U-2S “Dragon Lady” intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft. This is a really badass airplane and we wanted to show you something pretty unique: a Dragon Lady being taken apart for what is known as “Depot Level Maintenance.” […]
In the latest issue of Popular Mechanics magazine, there is a nicely-done article about the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Fighter Wing, based at Tucson International Airport. The wing performs several different functions, not the least of which is its status as an F-16 Formal Training Unit (FTU) for the Air National Guard, as well […]
In the latest issue of Popular Mechanics magazine, there is a nicely-done article about the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Fighter Wing, based at Tucson International Airport. The wing performs several different functions, not the least of which is its status as an F-16 Formal Training Unit (FTU) for the Air National Guard, as well […]
Happy Sunday to you all, FighterSweep Fans! We’re having a pretty relaxing weekend thus far, so we thought it might be the appropriate time to share with you some video of an A-10C Warthog enjoying a leisurely stroll through the airspace over Arizona. This aircraft was conducting a joint Combat Search and Rescue exercise with […]
Happy Thursday, FighterSweep Fans! We wanted to take the opportunity to catch you up on a few happenings in a community we’ve been working with a lot this year. As you all know, we have very strong ties to the Wild Weasel community. Although we were not able to attend the event in person, we […]
Hello, FighterSweep fans! I hope you’ve having a great week and I’m so happy to share my latest aviation adventure with all of you. Since my first article, I have been quite busy with all of my travels, making new friends within the aviation community, and deciding what will be my next challenge on the […]
Good evening, FighterSweep Fans! What better way to start off the week than with a spectacular in-cockpit experience with the 69th Fighter Squadron “Werewolves” at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The Werewolves are the flying unit in the 944th Operations Group, a component of the U.S. Air Force Reserve. All of the pilots at the […]
Good evening, FighterSweep Fans! I am beyond excited to start sharing my hopes, dreams, and aviation experiences with you. Not only that, but I’m eager to grow, learn, and pay forward the inspiration and opportunity I’ve been blessed with thus far in my career. As for my current job, it’s a pretty awesome one: I […]
Earlier this evening at a Pentagon press conference, the United States Air Force announced the result of the long-awaited Long Range Strike-Bomber (LRS-B) competition. The Air Force has awarded the LRS-B contract to Northrop Grumman, manufacturer of the Air Force Global Strike Command‘s B-2 Spirit bomber. The service is expected to procure 100 airframes with a tentative target […]
Heading out to the aircraft, it’s one of the last places an aviator stops on the way out the door. This one particular TLA (three-letter acronym) operates for the most part in the background, taking care of gear a pilot depends upon to save their butt, should there be a sudden parting of ways between aircraft […]
Happy Sunday, FighterSweep Faithful! Today we celebrate one of our favorite aircraft of all time: the sleek, sexy, and supersonic Rockwell B-1B Lancer. On this day in 1984 the B-1B, resurrected by President Ronald Reagan after the B-1A was canceled in 1977, took to the sky for the very first time. The swing-wing bomber was […]
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