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Military Aviation Photos You Must See!

February 11, 2017 uscoastguard-1426-onwater1

They say a picture is worth a 1000 words. Look at the pictures below and let us know if you agree! An F-16 Falcon crew chief almost disappears in the View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 1 Comment Air Force, Marine Corps, Military Aviation, Navy, Photos, US Coast Guard
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Two Navy Carrier Air Wings May Cease Operations Due to Budget Woes

February 11, 2017 carrier-air-wing-f-18

The US Navy has stated that two of their 10 carrier air wings may have to literally stop operations due to a lack of funding. In addition, the Navy says View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 9 Comments Military Aviation, Navy, News, Video
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Over 60% of US Navy Strike Fighter Aircraft are Grounded Due to Budget Issues

February 10, 2017 FA-18F-Super-Hornet-Maintenance

Reports are circulating that almost two thirds of the Navy’s strike fighter aircraft cannot fly due to lack of maintenance and a shortage of spare parts. The Navy says the View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 6 Comments Military Aviation, Navy, News
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Latest F-35 Purchase Drops Below $100 Million Per Aircraft for the First Time

February 7, 2017 f-35-lower-costs

The Pentagon announced that the latest lot purchase of 90 F-35 fighter jets dropped to below $95 million per aircraft. This is the lowest per unit price for the stealth View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 2 Comments Air Force, Marine Corps, Military Aviation, Navy, News, Video
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Watch: Pitching Deck! Waves Over the Bow of the USS Kitty Hawk!

February 3, 2017 uss_kitty_hawk

Watch below as the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) aircraft carrier takes on very rough seas with waves said to be up to 90 feet tall. Whatever these waves actually measure View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 4 Comments Military Aviation, Navy, Video
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Today in Aviation History: First Flight North American T-2 Buckeye Jet

January 31, 2017 t-2-buckeye-inverted

Today in 1958 the T-2 Buckeye flew for the first time. If you were a US Navy or Marine Corps jet pilot or Naval Flight Officer (NFO) from the late View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 2 Comments Marine Corps, Military Aviation, Navy
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F-35’s $400k Helmet – Is the ‘Green Glow’ Blinding Pilots?

January 30, 2017 f-35 helmet

Have you ever heard of a helmet that costs $400,000? Well, for the most expensive aircraft program in the world (the F-35) it would make sense that it also comes View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 4 Comments Air Force, Marine Corps, Military Aviation, Navy, News, Video
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Watch: President Trumps says Lockheed Martin Agrees to $600 Million in F-35 Cost Savings

January 30, 2017 Donald-Trump-F-35-fighter-jets-742620

President Trump announced today that he has made a deal with Lockheed Martin to lower costs of the F-35 program by $600 million. Trump said the savings applies to the View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 1 Comment Air Force, Marine Corps, Military Aviation, Navy, News
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SecDef Mattis Signs Memo to Officially Review F-35 Program and Reduce Costs

January 27, 2017 F-35-Lightning-II-and-F-18-Hornet

In one of his first initiatives after being named as Secretary of Defense, General Mattis signed a memo today demanding a “detailed assessment to reduce associated program costs” of the View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 1 Comment Air Force, Marine Corps, Military Aviation, Navy, News
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ISIS Air War Cost Reaches $11 Billion

January 26, 2017 f-15 air strikes on ISIS in iraq

Since the air war against the Islamic State (ISIS) began in 2014 the Unites States has spent almost $11 billion on its mission to degrade and defeat the terrorist organization. View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Air Force, Marine Corps, Military Aviation, Navy, News, Video
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