Category: Aviation

U.S.-led coalition aircraft destroyed an estimated $11 million worth of oil and trucks. It is the largest single airstrike this year against the Islamic State’s black market oil trade in Syria. Coalition forces continue to hit petroleum and oil targets in Syria in an effort to disrupt the Islamic State’s cash flow. An estimated 83 […]

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 […]

The future of Carrier Onboard Delivery will be the MV-22. Navy officials recently ran operational tests onboard the USS Carl Vinson to see how the Osprey fits in the carrier environment. Goodbye Greyhound, hello Osprey. The fleet’s logistic workhorse has been the C-2 Greyhound since the 1960’s.  But with the Navy awarding Bell-Boeing a joint contract to […]

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 Navy has flown a Marine MV-22 with the first ever “flight critical” component derived from 3D printing. The future of 3D printing for the Navy has already arrived—via the MV-22 Osprey. An MV-22 took flight for the first time with a part manufactured through 3D printing. The flight occurred at NAS Patuxent River, MD. No longer are […]

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 […]

Let’s take a break from all the bad news and watch this cool HD video of an F-15 and B-2 Stealth perform airborne refueling over the skies of New Mexico. Members of the 931st Air Refueling Wing from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, provide aerial refueling support using the KC-135 Stratotanker. This evolution occurred over […]

A second USMC F-18C Hornet has crashed in less than a week. This crash comes only days after a USMC F-18C crash that killed Major Sterling Norton last Friday. A Marine F/A-18C Hornet crashed five miles east of Naval Air Station Fallon, located approximately 60 miles east of Carson City. The aircraft was from the 3rd […]

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 […]