Blimp at US Open Golf Tournament Crashes to Ground and Catches Fire

A commercial blimp that was operating near the US Open golf championship crashed and burst into flames today. Some witnesses claim to have seen the pilot bailout but a spokesperson for the company that owns the blimp stated he stayed in it all the way to the ground and suffered burns. The pilot is OK […]

Navy Still Struggling to Find Answers for T-45 Goshawk Oxygen System Problems

US Navy student pilot training is falling behind as the service struggles to find answers for the breathing system problems that grounded the entire T-45 Goshawk fleet earlier this year. Back in April 100 Navy instructor pilots went on strike refusing to fly the aircraft due to safety concerns. Addressing a panel of the Senate […]

Watch: Airline Jet ‘Extremely Close’ Flyby of Weather Balloon at 37,000 Feet

Some videos just grab your attention. This is one of them! Overlook Horizon High Altitude Weather Balloons located in New York takes their ballooning seriously and when an airliner gets too close for comfort….well, they make sure they put the video footage on Youtube for all to see! This particular case the weather balloon was […]

Watch: The EA-18G Growler – Aircraft That Can Blind the Enemy

The EA-18G Growler aircraft is a marvel of electronic warfare. The Growler is a special version of the F/A-18 carrier based jet aircraft designed to shutdown enemy radar. Armed with sensors that search out and locate enemy radar signals from surface to air missiles the EA-18G ‘jams’ those radar systems to allow friendly aircraft to […]

Watch: MQ-9 Reaper Drone Drops 1st GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition

Early last month the MQ-9 Reaper drone made history when it dropped a GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) at the Nevada Test and Training Range near Creech Air Force Base. “We had a great opportunity to drop the first live GBU-38s in training,” said Capt. Scott, 26th Weapons Squadron weapons instructor pilot. “The GBU-38 is […]

NASA Announces 2017 New Astronaut Selections

NASA just released the names of 12 new astronauts for 2017. This is the largest class of new trainees since the year 2000. There were more than 18,000 applicants. The introduction ceremony was held at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas and Vice President Mike Pence joined in as the the class of 2017 was announced. […]

Watch: Massive Aerial Display as President Donald Trump Leaves for Jerusalem in Marine One Helicopter

How many helicopters do you need to fly President Trump to Jerusalem? Apparently a lot! If you love helicopters and aerial displays you will enjoy this! Israeli security services implemented what they called Operation Blue Shield during President Trump’s recent visit to Jerusalem. Border police units, special patrol forces, and counter-terrorism units have been deployed throughout the city, […]

Air Force Grounds F-35s at Luke AFB Due To Oxygen System Problem

The Air Force has ordered the grounding of the F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona after several pilots reported issues with the aircraft’s breathing system that caused symptoms similar to hypoxia. Fighter Sweep has reported on the issues the US Navy is experiencing with breathing systems in the T-45 and F-18 resulting […]

Air Force to Keep A-10 Thunderbolt II at Least 5 More Years

Good news if you are a fan of the A-10 Thunderbolt II and bad news if you are an ISIS fighter or enemy of the US. The fiscal 2018 Air Force budget request shows funding for the 280 plus A-10’s in the Air Force arsenal. 2017 Fiscal year budget requests had shown the Air Force planned […]

Picture of the Day: F/A-18E Super Hornet Launches from the USS George H.W. Bush CVN 77

An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the “Golden Warriors” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) to conduct flight operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve June 6, 2017. George H.W. Bush is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th […]