Military Aviation Archives - Page 154 of 192

Advanced Arresting Gear Has Issues

July 12, 2016

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

July 12, 2016

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 ›

F-35 Contract May Come at Farnborough

July 10, 2016

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 ›

This is Why You Land at Full Military Power

July 10, 2016

A cable used to catch a landing E-2C Hawkeye snapped on the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower back in March. 8 sailors were injured, but the pilot View More ›

New F-35 Ejection Seat? Lockheed Martin Unaware

July 9, 2016

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 ›

Russia to Match Aircraft Carriers with US

July 9, 2016

Things are heating up with the fight against ISIL in Syria. Russia is deploying its only aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean sea in a show of force. The Russians are View More ›

Class C Aviation Mishap Rate Doubles

July 8, 2016

The Marine Corps has hired an independent review team lead to look at Class C aviation mishaps. Class C mishaps, the lowest class, have doubled over the last year amid View More ›

Great story about a Bad Angel

July 7, 2016

Fighter Sweep fans, This is an amazing story that came to us from a friend of FS. It was told following a visit to the Pima Air & Space Museum View More ›

Knock Knock, Who’s There? JDAM=Boom!

July 6, 2016

FighterSweep fans, check out this pretty cool JDAM compilation of strikes in Afghanistan. The Joint Direct Attack Munition has become the weapon of choice for US forces. It is a View More ›

5 Rules for a Good Wingman

July 6, 2016

What does it mean to be a good wingman? Fighter jets rarely fly by themselves. Most of the time, if not all of the time, they fly in a section View More ›