military aviation

NEWSREP’s sister site, Fighter Sweep, is on the hunt for World War II bomber pilots that we can work with on an upcoming project. Our goal is to tell the stories of the heroic men tasked with bringing the fight to our nation’s enemies in the largest air conflict this planet has ever seen — […]

WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. – A B-2 bomber takes off early morning at full throttle June 29, while another B-2 waits at the other end of the runway. The B-2 Stealth’s are participating in day to day operations at Whiteman Air Force Base.   (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Carlin Leslie)

Early last week, we reported on what appeared to be a copy of China’s most advanced fighter, the Chengdu J-20, parked on an airstrip in Savannah, Georgia, of all places. The aircraft certainly bore a striking resemblance in the sole photo that surfaced on the internet by way of The Aviationist, prompting a wave of […]

The United States has long relied on its arsenal of advanced and powerful cruise and ballistic missile platforms to serve as force multipliers, enforcers of American foreign policy, and of course, a nuclear deterrent. The American military boasts a massive stockpile of such missiles, deployable from land, sea, and air assets, and is able to […]

Back in 1986, “Top Gun” hit theaters with all the ingredients necessary for a blockbuster smash: Tom Cruise, awesome action scenes, a love story that made it a passable date movie, and of course, the venerable F-14 Tomcat. You may not think of the Tomcat as a necessary ingredient for the film’s success — but […]

A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier aircraft attached to Marine Attack Squadron 211, embarked aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), lands on the ship?s flight deck during a mock amphibious assault exercise in support of Talisman Sabre 2009 while under way in the Coral Sea July 16, 2009. Talisman Sabre is […]

Back in 2016, Fighter Sweep contributer C.W. Lemoine was asked what actually goes into a full fledged fighter mission by one of our readers. Lemoine, who aside from being an author also has plenty of seat time aboard both F-16s and F/A-18s, took the time to break down exactly what goes into each combat flight, […]

Fans of the video game Ace Combat 4: Shattered Skies will fondly remember flying their F-15 ACTIVE into the depths of Megalith to defeat the evil Erusians. Most gamers assumed the F-15 ACTIVE was nothing more than a fantasy aircraft developed by the minds at Namco. With its futuristic look and incredible performance, many assumed […]

Early last week, we reported on what appeared to be a copy of China’s most advanced fighter, the Chengdu J-20, parked on an airstrip in Savannah, Georgia of all places. The aircraft certainly bore a striking resemblance in the sole photo that surfaced on the internet by way of The Aviationist, prompting a wave of […]

A Hellenic Air Force (HAF) pilot has been named NATO’s Best Warrior for 2018. Captain Kosmas Xalaris was voted by his NATO colleagues as the best overall pilot in the Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP). The competition happened between September 10 and October 4, during the 3rd Air Training Series for 2018. The Greek pilots participated […]

The Congressional Budget Office released a new report recently that indicated that America’s forthcoming air-superiority fighter, currently known only as the Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) program, could cost as much as $300 million per air frame. As a result, headlines painting the program as yet another example of rampant and unchecked government spending have flooded […]

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle aircraft from the 44th Fighter Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, releases a flare over Okinawa, Japan, July 22, 2009, during a total solar eclipse. (DoD photo by Airman 1st Class Chad Warren, U.S. Air Force/Released)