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Cumbria, United Kingdom—Imagine taking your family for a lovely weekend excursion. You don’t get to do it often, being busy with work and the children slammed with schoolwork. But today is different. You get into the car and drive up to the countryside. The weather isn’t ideal, but it isn’t so bad that it will […]
Service members from the Air Force, Army and Marine Corps participate in sustainment training at Grand Bara, Djibouti, Jan. 5, 2017. During the exercise Air Force joint terminal attack controllers, along with Soldiers from the 101st Infantry Battalion and Marines from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit conducted training utilizing MV-22 Ospreys and F-16 Fighting Falcons. […]
A few days ago, Fighter Sweep reported on an image that first surfaced on The Aviationist of an aircraft that certainly looked an awful lot like China’s most advanced fighter, the Chengdu J-20. The person who took the image claimed it was shot at the Savannah-Hilton Head Airport in Savannah, Georgia, and The Aviationist confirmed […]
Read What makes an effective UAV and the firms that make the difference: Part I In the previous installment, we explored what characteristics make an effective Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). A company that manufactures UAVs and wishes to be competitive has to ensure that its products have a robust and accurate navigation system, stout and […]
Pilots with the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons fly alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker, assigned to Tennessee Air National Guard’s 134th Air Refueling Wing, over northern Japan, Jan. 18, 2017. Pilots must maintain tanker qualification every six months to stay proficient and capable for training and combat scenarios. U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Deana Heitzman
Since the closing of the 20th Century, the popularity and utilization of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have increased markedly. The versatility and cost-efficiency of the UAV make it an essential asset in the arsenal of modern militaries and private companies. UAV applications range from intelligence gathering to weather measurement to reconnaissance to surveillance to target […]
For decades, people all over the world have reported seeing saucer-shaped crafts darting across the sky. These sightings are attributed to any number of things: swamp gas, ball lightning, and of course, extra-terrestrials visiting Earth. If you happened to spot one near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in the late 1950’s however, there’s a chance it […]
A 492nd Fighter Squadron’s F-15E Strike Eagle takes off from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Feb. 15, 2017. The 492nd FS trains regularly to ensure RAF Lakenheath brings unique air combat capabilities to the fight. U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew
Manufactured by Rockwell, the B-1 Lancer bomber, affectionately known as the ‘Bone’ is a four engine supersonic aircraft with variable swept wings. The B-1 was originally thought to be a replacement for the B-52 Stratofortress. It entered service in 1986 as a nuclear bomber before being permanently converted for use only with conventional ordnance in […]
The Marine Corps has identified the pilot of the F/A-18 Hornet that went down during a mid-air refueling mishap with a KC-130 tanker aircraft off the coast of Japan early Thursday morning. One other Marine has been recovered and is listed in stable condition, with search and rescue operations continuing for the remaining five missing […]
China’s long-serving aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, boasts a small fleet of troubled J-15s and, as of 2016, only 25 qualified pilots. Now, as the Chinese test and expedite production of two new domestically developed aircraft carriers, they face a number of significant challenges. Their goal is to become a true “blue water” Navy. But they […]
Col. David Brynteson, the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Group commander, checks the engines on an F-15E Strike Eagle, Jan. 27, 2016, in Southwest Asia. Brynteson was preparing to fly his last sortie in theater. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Eboni Reams
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