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 […]
It’s been a tough week for some in military aviation, but let’s end it on a high note with this recap video about the F-35A hitting IOC! The long path to IOC (Initial Operational Capability) for the F-35A finally came on 2 August 2016. The USAF declared the 34th Fighter Squadron completed the minimum necessary […]
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 […]
Watch the Israeli F-35I AS-1 “Adir” on its maiden voyage. Israel was the first country to select the F-35 through the United States government’s Foreign Military Sales process when a Letter of Agreement (LOA) was signed in October 2010. The F-35I maiden voyage took place on July 26, 2016. Lockheed Martin performed a “check flight” from its […]
Gen. Hawk Carlisle, the head of Air Combat Command, says the F-35A may be ready for Initial Operational Capability (IOC) soon. The F-35 could enter the fight against ISIS as soon as this fall. “The minute I declare initial operational capability, if the combatant commander called me up and said, ‘We need F-35s,’ I would […]
One of the companies targeted in the conspiracy was Chicago-based Boeing, whose computer servers in Orange County stored detailed files on the C-17 military aircraft.
the U.S. Air Force wants to field a 200-kilowatt laser cannon by 2020 — and it appears to be three-quarters of the way to getting it
F-35 aircraft manufacturer Lockheed Martin has not been approached by the joint program office to weigh alternatives for replacing the F-35’s current ejection seat. Jeff Babione, Lockheed’s executive vice president and general manager of the F-35 program said the company would be willing to look into changing the seat if the government deems replacement necessary. However, that type […]
The Marine Corps’ first two Kaman K-MAX Helicopters have arrived and settled at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona. The K-MAX will be added to MCAS Yuma’s already vast collection of military air assets, and will utilize the station’s ranges to strengthen training, testing, and operations across the Marine Corps.
Chief K-MAX pilot, Jerry McCawley, explains what makes the helicopter so unique.
I remember sitting in my living room with my dad when I was a kid, watching Clint Eastwood in “Firefox.” The jet was just…cool: twin vertical stabs, two big motors, a ton of wing, canards, and more. It was just a big, menacing beast of an airplane. Arguably the most “futuristic” quality of the fictional […]
FighterSweep Fans, we’ve spent a lot of time talking about the F-35 program and the associated topics. This piece we ran across is going to be a bit different, as it deals directly with the pilot training aspects. Even more unique is the fact U.S. Navy Reserve Lieutenant Kory DeFore designed the course he ultimately […]
FighterSweep Fans, we have an update on an incident we reported last fall. Air Combat Command has released the Accident Investigation Board report in reference to the runway collision between two F-16Cs this past August. Thanks to a one-minute (or less!) response time from resuce personnel at Nellis, the pilot who sustained life-threatening injuries survived. […]
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