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First Female 57th Wing Commander-Brig. Gen. Leavitt

The USAF’s first female fighter pilot is also the first woman to take control of the 57th Wing. She talks about training, flying, and her love of being a fighter pilot after View More ›

F-35C Back out to USS George Washington

The US Navy’s F-35C will head back to the seas for the third round of developmental tests aboard the aircraft carrier George Washington. The US Navy’s F-35C naval variant will View More ›

KC-46A Making Progress with Refueling Boom

Recent reports have noted the KC-46A Pegasus tanker has successfully refueled an F-16 and C-17. The boom had not been functioning properly, creating a major program delay. If the F-35 View More ›

Engine Out Techniques Part II–Landing

FighterSweep fans, this is the second part of a two part series regarding how fighter tactics can help general aviation (GA) pilots. Former F-16 pilot Nate “Buster” Jaros takes us View More ›

F-16: It’s Not Dead Yet

There are only 15 remaining F-16’s to be built, but Lockheed Martin expects to keep the life of one of the most well known jets going for a long time. View More ›

Advanced Arresting Gear Has Issues

The new Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) has yet to be tested with a live aircraft and has had a troubled development past. A recent DoD Inspector General report questioned whether View More ›

Engine Out Techniques Part I

Editor’s Note: We are pleased to have former F-16 pilot Nate “Buster” Jaros join us for a discussion on how fighter pilot tactics can help general aviation (GA) pilots. He View More ›

Delta Flight Mistakenly Lands at Bomber Air Base

A Delta flight mistakenly landed at Ellsworth air force base in South Dakota instead of Rapid City Regional located 10 miles way. Every pilot probably has a story like this–or at least a View More ›

F-35 Contract May Come at Farnborough

The Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) contract for the F-35 Lots 9 & 10 might be announced later this week at the Farnborough International Air show. Joint program office officials View More ›

New F-35 Ejection Seat? Lockheed Martin Unaware

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 View More ›

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