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Last week the Air Force held its first enlisted drone aircraft pilot selection board. 185 active-duty enlisted airmen who applied for the drone pilot position and passed initial qualifying were being considered. If selected the airmen will begin training in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to prepare them for piloting a drone. Watch: Why the Air Force […]
Start your week with a bang…or actually more of a shock wave. A Lockheed Martin F-35B produces ‘Shock Diamonds’ as it goes supersonic during twilight refueling testing. Have a cool military aviation photo? We want to see it! Share it with us here on the Fighter Sweep Facebook page! Watch: F-35C takes off at night from […]
Aviation is full of adventure, excitement and wonder. Aviation enthusiasts have a way of expressing those emotions and feelings in some remarkable sayings. Some aviation sayings are safety related, some are procedural and some are just plain fun! Below are some of the best! Please add to the list and share your favorite aviation sayings. […]
They say a picture is worth a 1000 words. Look at the pictures below and let us know if you agree! An F-16 Falcon crew chief almost disappears in the intake during pre-flight inspection at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. The F-16 belongs to Ohio Air National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing who brought about 150 personnel […]
The US Navy has stated that two of their 10 carrier air wings may have to literally stop operations due to a lack of funding. In addition, the Navy says two more air wings will have to operate at minimum levels of only 11 flight hours per month for each pilot. Any military pilot will […]
Guido Crosetto, the head of Italian aerospace and defense industry association (AIAD) is crying foul on the F-35 workshare program saying Lockheed Martin has broken promises. Crosetto stated that Italian companies have not been given any maintenance contracts on the F-35. “Small Italian firms were excluded because the competition favored large companies,” said Crosetto. Rome currently plans to […]
Reports are circulating that almost two thirds of the Navy’s strike fighter aircraft cannot fly due to lack of maintenance and a shortage of spare parts. The Navy says the reason is declining budgets and Congress not passing them on time, instead relying on continuing resolutions to fund the government. The budget issue is also […]
Reports out of the United Kingdom say that a pair of RAF Typhoon fighter jets were scrambled to intercept two Russian Blackjack bombers that flew down the west coast of Ireland but did not enter UK airspace. The Russian bombers flight path took them down towards France before they turned back and exited to the […]
Leonardo, the Italian aerospace company has decided to re-enter the Air Forces’ T-X competition to replace the T-39 jet trainer without its former partner on the project Raytheon. Just a couple weeks ago Raytheon and Leonardo announced they were dropping out of the competition but the wording of Raytheon’s statement, “Consequently, Raytheon and Leonardo will not […]
The RT 180 Tactical Aerostat System is designed for mid-range surveillance defense and security applications for police and military according to the Israeli based company RT . The helium filled aerostat which is tethered to a ground comes on a towable trailer, can operate in day or night at 1000 feet and in winds up […]
For the first time, 10 United States Air Force CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft flew in formation during a training exercise on February, 3, 2017 at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Watch the 10 USAF CV-22 Ospreys in Formation This versatile, self-deployable aircraft offers increased speed and range over other rotary-wing aircraft, enabling Air Force Special Operations Command aircrews to […]
It is estimated that the 70 B-52 Stratofortress bombers in service may fly another 20 to 30 years or more. The Pentagon has been looking at proposals for new B-52 engines for years but has never actually added them to the budget. Vice Chief of Staff General Stephen Wilson said Tuesday that it “makes great […]
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