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A-10’s Lead in Largest ISIL Oil Strike This Year

U.S.-led coalition aircraft destroyed an estimated $11 million worth of oil and trucks. It is the largest single airstrike this year against the Islamic State’s black market oil trade in View More ›

Congress Withholds $1 Billion While Awaiting F-35 Certification

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 View More ›

Lawyers for P-3 NFO Accused of Espionage Say Case Should Be Dismissed

The attorneys for LCDR Edward Lin, a former P-3 Orion Naval Flight Officer accused of espionage, have filed a motion in court and accused the US Navy of “an aggressive View More ›

Air to Air Refueling Among Giants is Like “Organized Chaos”

Air to Air refueling in and of itself is difficult. But doing air to air refueling between two behemoth aircraft like the KC-10 and the B-52 over the arctic circle–now View More ›

FighterSweep Interviews Bremont Co-Founder Nick English

FighterSweep and its parent company, Force12 Media, have recently launched a parternship with Bremont Watch Company. Bremont is now the official time keeper of Fighter Sweep and Force 12 Media. View More ›

Watch: F-35 Recap & Path to IOC

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 View More ›

MV-22 Osprey First Flight With “Essential” 3D Printed Part

The Navy has flown a Marine MV-22 with the first ever “flight critical” component derived from 3D printing. The future of 3D printing for the Navy has already arrived—via the MV-22 Osprey. An View More ›

F-22 “Too Provocative” For MidEast But Not the F-35?

The F-22 Raptor was considered “too provocative’ to deploy after its IOC. Not so for the F-35A; The USAF version of the JSF is expected to hit theaters as soon View More ›

Watch: B-2 Stealth and F-15D Eagle Airborne Refuel HD

Let’s take a break from all the bad news and watch this cool HD video of an F-15 and B-2 Stealth perform airborne refueling over the skies of New Mexico. View More ›

US Aircraft Strike ISIL Targets In Libya

ISIL has amassed in numbers in critical urban areas where the Libyan government needed help. US warplanes on Monday launched a new round of airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Libya. The campaign View More ›

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