Photo of the Day: CO of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Painting Ships Anchor Gold

Photo of the Day: CO of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Painting Ships Anchor Gold

Its not often you get to see the Commanding Officer of a US aircraft carrier painting the ships anchor gold. Well, actually you probably have never seen this before so enjoy the sight! The Retention Excellence Award, previously known as the Golden Anchor Award is an award given by the United States Department of the Navy for […]

Watch: Peruvian Airlines Boeing 737 Skids Off Runway and Catches Fire

Watch: Peruvian Airlines Boeing 737 Skids Off Runway and Catches Fire

A Peruvian Airlines Boeing 737 skidded off the runway yesterday at the Francisco Carle Airport in Jauja, Peru. Jauja is approximately 165 miles from Lima, Peru. In a statement posted to Twitter, Peruvian Airlines said the plane turned off the runway upon landing at 4:30 p.m. local time. Alberto Lopez, a spokesman for Peruvian Airlines, emphasized that […]

Rear Admiral Mat Winter Named as New Director of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program

Rear Admiral Mat Winter Named as New Director of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program

This could be interesting to see what the Navy does with the F-35C acquisition program now that a Naval Aviator, Rear Admiral Mat Winter has been named to replaced Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan as director of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program. Fighter Sweep has reported on the fact that President Trump asked the […]

F-22 Raptor Fully Upgraded with the AIM-9X Sidewinder Missile

F-22 Raptor Fully Upgraded with the AIM-9X Sidewinder Missile

Hard as it may seem to believe but until last year the F-22 did not have the latest and greatest Sidewinder missile on board. For years 4th generation fighters like the F-15, F-16 and F/A-18 have had the AIM-9X in their arsenal but now all the Raptor pilots have it as well. Watch Unique Video […]

The Swarm! Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarming Technology (LOCUST)

The Swarm! Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarming Technology (LOCUST)

Imagine a ‘swarm’ of small drones flying in formation leading the advance into enemy territory doing surveillance and hindering hostile forces before the ground troops arrive. This is exactly what the US Marine Corps envisions with the Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarming Technology also known as LOCUST. Watch LOCUST in action! (This is so cool!) Lt. […]

Photo of the Day: Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet Launches from USS H.W. Bush

Photo of the Day: Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet Launches from USS H.W. Bush

What more could you want right? F-18 taking off to go get ISIS. You want more? Ok, watch the very cool video below then… Watch from the Flight Deck of the USS Bush as a Hornet takes a cat shot ARABIAN GULF (March 23, 2017) An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the “Golden Warriors” of […]

Did You Know the Marine Corps Can ‘See’ in the Dark? Yes They Can!

Did You Know the Marine Corps Can ‘See’ in the Dark? Yes They Can!

Very cool video footage of the Marine Corps practicing urban close air support during the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) near Yuma, Arizona. Live fire drills are always exciting to say the least but when they take place at night it takes things to a greater level. Known as the ‘Super Huey’ the twin-engine Bell […]

Photos of the Day: F-22 Raptors Get Thirsty Down Under

Photos of the Day: F-22 Raptors Get Thirsty Down Under

These photos are cool! Take a look as US Air Force F-22 Raptors participate in the first Enhanced Air Cooperation, an operation with Australia. Twelve F-22’s and about 200 Airmen to support them made the trip down under. Watch a Raptor Flight Demo at the Avalon Airshow 2017 in Australia So what do you think? Were the […]