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Boeing is set to unveil its new T-X fighter trainer in September at the Air Force Association conference near Washington, D.C. Boeing’s answer for the T-38 trainer replacement looks like it is here. Or at least here very soon. Boeing is touting an unveiling of the new trainer in less than a month. Disappointingly, the […]
FighterSweep sat down with 3 members of the US Navy’s Super Hornet Demo Team to get their thoughts on putting one of the world’s premier fighters through its full paces. Have you ever wanted to jump in a fighter jet, takeoff in full afterburner, and then bend it around in front of a crowd? If you have ever […]
New software is expected to solve the F-35 Generation III helmet mounted display problem. Pilots have complained of too much ‘green glow’, skewing their night vision. A new software load will be tested in the coming days to hopefully eliminate the problem of ‘green glow’. The software should adjust and decrease the contrast of the […]
Russia is delivering components of the advanced S-300 Surface to Air Missile (SAM) system to Iran. Proliferation of this system from Russia to Iran will fundamentally alter the strategic balance of power in the Middle East according to Senior Naval Analyst Chris Harmer. FighterSweep sat down with Chris Harmer, Senior Naval Analyst (nonresident) for the Institute for […]
What will the sixth generation fighter look like? It may not quite follow the logical progression in fighter technology. The sixth generation fighter is going to be incredible. It will be fast, sleek, super stealthy and carry a payload like no other fighter platform before it. It’s going to look like a cross between a Stealth […]
Watch: F-35C Lightning II Stealth Touch and Go on the USS George Washington The F-35C is currently conducting its final at sea trials onboard the USS George Washington before it is declared Initially Operational Capable (IOC). The F-35C is expected to be Fleet operational in 2018. VX-23, the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron from NAS […]
The F-35C Lightning II carrier variant along with the Patuxent River Integrated Test Force team of test pilots, engineers and squadron Sailors and Marines came aboard the USS George Washington to complete developmental testing (DT-III) August 14th. The F-35C, the US Navy carrier version, has made it back to sea for a third round of […]
This is the story of US Navy Chief Gilbert “Chevy” Chavaria, as told by 3 of his VF-154 shipmates. They witnessed his heroic actions to save a life on the flight deck of the USS Coral Sea. Working on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier is one of the most dangerous places in the […]
Ride with a U2 pilot as he skims across the earth at altitudes beyond normal comprehension to get to the “terminator line”, the position on earth that separates day from night. The “Dragon Lady” has been flying for more than 50 years. It is amazing to think that such an airplane has existed since Elvis […]
A T-45 trainer jet with an instructor and student pilot crashed late Sunday night. Both pilots ejected safely and were transported for medical evaluation. Officials with Naval Air Station Kingsville state the jet went down 17 miles southwest of the airfield at approximately 9 p.m. local time. NAS Kingsville is one of the US Navy’s […]
Marines and guests attend a memorial service for fallen pilot Major R. Sterling Norton, USMC, with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 232, aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Aug 12. Major Sterling Norton was laid to rest at Miramar National Cemetery August 12, 2016. His F-18C crashed near Twenty-Nine Palms, CA on July 28, […]
Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Browning, Lt. Cmdr. Kellen Smith and Lt. Matthew Halliwell were presented the award for reacting in time to prevent the loss of an E-2C aircraft during a March mishap on the USS Eisenhower. The Navy awarded the Armed Forces’ Air Medal yesterday to the three E-2C pilots from the VAW-123 Screwtops for a 18 […]
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