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Air Force B-52 Engine Disintegrates – Falls Off in Flight

January 7, 2017 B-52_engine-falls-off

A B-52 bomber flying over North Dakota Wednesday had one of its eight engines break apart and fall to the ground. The aircraft landed safely without further incident. The B-52 View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 3 Comments Air Force, Military Aviation, News
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The Big Question: Can the F-16 or F-18 Match the F-35?

January 6, 2017

According to Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus who flew the F-16 and the F-35, there is no way the older fighters can compete with an F-35. Pleus said that even upgraded Falcons View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 21 Comments Air Force, Military Aviation, Navy, News
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Today in Aviation History: 1989 – US Navy F-14 Tomcats Shoot Down Two Libyan MiGs

January 4, 2017 F-14B_VF-32

On January 4, 1989 two US Navy F-14’s shot down two Libyan MiG-23’s. The Libyan government of Muammar Gaddafi had drawn a ‘line of death’ in the Gulf of Sidra and declared View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments History, Military Aviation, Navy, Video
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Air Force Releases Formal RFP for T-X Program to Replace the T-38

January 4, 2017 boeing-t-x

On December 30 the Air Force formally opened the bidding process for the T-X program to replace the T-38 Talon jet trainer. Announcing they were accepting bids is a major step View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Air Force, Military Aviation, News
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Incoming Secretary of Defense Mattis Backs F-35 Program Criticized by Trump

January 3, 2017

Less than two weeks ago President-elect Trump tweeted that the F-35 program was over budget and that he was requesting a bid for a ‘comparable Super Hornet’. Today we have View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 5 Comments Air Force, Marine Corps, Military Aviation, Navy, News
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True or False? The Navy has Developed a 100% Bio-Fuel for the F-18?

January 3, 2017 biofuel_sample_f-18-jp5

On the Naval Aviation News website, the Navy lauded its use of a 100% bio-fuel JP-5 jet fuel replacement on a recent EA-18G “Green Growler” flight. After the flight, the View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 2 Comments Military Aviation, Navy, News
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Air Force Releases RFP for JSTARS Replacement

January 3, 2017 jstar-e8c

On December 28, the US Air Force released a ‘request for proposals’ to develop a Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) replacement. The current Joint STARS, based on an E-8C View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Air Force, Military Aviation, News
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Watch: In Your Face! Navy F-18 Pilot From The Inside – VFA-83 Cruise Video

January 2, 2017 vfa-83-f-18-cat-shot

A US Navy cruise video shows the life and times of personnel on the ship. This one from VFA-83 Rampagers gives you an inside look into the life of F-18 fleet View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 1 Comment Military Aviation, Navy, Video
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Start Your 2017 With a Bang! Some F-22 Raptor Mania!

January 1, 2017 F-22_flares

What better way to start 2017 than by watching the amazing F-22 Raptor in action? The F-22 is a marvel of American engineering. Help us answer these questions: Is this View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 3 Comments Air Force, Military Aviation
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Today in Aviation History: 2003 – Legendary WWII Ace Joe Foss Dies

January 1, 2017 Joe-Foss_JJ_USMC

Marine Corps pilot Joe Foss had 26 aerial kills in World War II equaling the record Eddie Rickenbacker set in World War I. Like Rickenbacker, Foss was awarded the Congressional View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments History, Marine Corps, Military Aviation, WWII
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