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Earlier this week Fighter Sweep reported to you on the increasing levels of tension between the US and Turkey over the use of the Incirlik Air Base. Now there are reports that Germany is actively looking for alternatives to the base for their aircraft being used in the fight against ISIS. The German defense minister has […]
The Pentagon is investigating what one of their Air Force WC-135 pilots called an ‘unprofessional’ maneuver when a pair of Chinese Su-30 fighter jets intercepted their aircraft last week. Known as a ‘sniffer’ the WC-135W Constant Phoenix is a specially equipped derivative of the C-135 aircraft with the mission of collecting samples from the atmosphere to […]
An amazing aviation story you probably never heard about! Back in 2012 a Polish oil exploration team found the wreckage of a British P40 Kittyhawk war plane. The plane went missing in 1942 and the pilot, Flight Sergeant Dennis Copping was never seen again. Ft Sgt Copping, 24, was from Southend, Essex, and flew with […]
The Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, is speaking out on the Navy’s problems with breathing systems in the F-18 and T-45 trainer. From an April 24, 2017 Navy Statement: On April 21, Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran directed Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Adm. Scott Swift to lead the review and determine […]
Marine Corps 1st Lt William C. Ryan was given full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery, May 10, 2017. After five decades and seven search attempts, we honor 1st Lt. William C. Ryan. pic.twitter.com/0h5dxGSc6E — U.S. Marines (@USMC) May 18, 2017 Lt Ryan had been missing since May, 1969 when his F-4 Phantom was shot […]
The Air Force has announced that two F-35 Lightning II Stealth Fighters will go to Le Bourget Airfield in June to perform at the International Paris Airshow. The show starts on June 19th and ends on June 25th. An interesting side note is the announcement stated that Lockheed Martin pilots will be flying the F-35s […]
Another check in the block for the F-35 program and a bit of aviation history was recently made when the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron VX23 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River completed airborne testing of the F-35B gun. Watch Earlier Ground Testing of the F-35 Gun Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Two Three (VX-23) is […]
The Air Force has removed a weight restriction for pilots on the F-35 with a new ejection seat for the stealth aircraft. Until Monday there had been a restriction that no one weighing less than 136 pounds was allowed to fly the F-35 because of the possibility of neck injuries when the election seat’s parachute […]
A prominent newspaper in Turkey is demanding that US personnel and aircraft be evicted from Incirlik Air Base. The tensions between the US and Turkey went up dramatically after the Trump administration decided to send weapons to the Kurdish militia to support their efforts fighting ISIS. #Turkish kemalist newspaper Sözcü wants that #NATO air base #Incirlik […]
The first in class, USS Gerald Ford CVN-78 will soon enter fleet service according to Acting Navy Secretary Sean Stackley. In a speech at the annual U.S. Naval Institute meeting in Washington, D.C. last week, Stackley said CVN-78 will perform sea trials before Memorial Day and soon after enter the fleet. “Delivery, pending the results of acceptance trials, […]
There must be a good story about these abandoned aircraft. Who out there in Fighter Sweep land knows? The men in the video don’t say where the planes are, but the accents imply the location is somewhere in the South. The planes have apparently been there for years—some have trees growing out of them. It […]
Earlier this week an armed Russian Su-27 intercepted a US P-8A Poseidon surveillance plane flying as close as 20 feet according to reports. The P-8A was flying in international airspace in the Black Sea region. This incident occurred the day before President Trump met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The Russian jet came as close as […]
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