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F-35 pilot Justin Lee interviews Michele Rigby Assad, CIA Officer and author of ‘Breaking Cover, My Secret Life in the CIA’

April 3, 2019

Michele Rigby Assad is a former undercover officer in the National Clandestine Service of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency. Trained as a counterterrorism specialist, Michele served her country for ten View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Interview, Military Aviation
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The US can launch F-35s from way more ships than you might think

April 3, 2019

The United States employs the largest and most powerful fleet of aircraft carriers in the world, composed largely of the 100,000-plus-ton Nimitz-class and soon adding advanced Ford-class vessels to the View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment Military Aviation, News
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Russia flew a spy plane over Area 51 last week

April 2, 2019

While tensions between the United States and Russia have increased in recent years thanks to Russian disinformation and espionage operations the world over, these two nations still maintain a number View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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Marine Corps identifies pilots killed in AH-1Z Viper helicopter crash

April 2, 2019

Two Marine aviators were killed on Saturday when their AH-1Z Viper went down over Yuma, Arizona. They have now been identified as Maj. Matthew M. Wiegand, 34, of Ambler, Pennsylvania, View More ›

Alex Hollings 2 Comments Military Aviation, News
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All US Air Force B-1B Lancers grounded due to ejection seat defect

April 1, 2019

The entire U.S. fleet of B-1B Lancer bombers has been grounded by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) after inspectors discovered a possible defect in the aircraft’s drogue parachute, which, according View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Military Aviation, News
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DARPA tech lets one pilot control multiple aircraft using only their brain

March 31, 2019

Ever since the first military drone took to the sky, pilots have wondered if their days in the fight were numbered. Drones, first relied on for reconnaissance, were soon armed View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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Theory posits that Roswell crash was a Soviet hoax meant to make Americans panic

March 30, 2019

In July of 1947, something fell from the sky and crash landed in Mack Brazel’s ranch, just northwest of Roswell, New Mexico. According to the official story, it was an View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment Expert Analysis, Military Aviation
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‘Janet’ Airlines: The secretive flights that ferry Area 51 personnel to and from work

March 30, 2019

Although the secretive government facility in Nevada’s dry Groom Lake bed, known colloquially as Area 51, is most commonly associated with stories about flying saucers and little green men, the View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Commercial Aviation, Military Aviation
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The little known story of how a US Air Force MQ-9 Reaper shot down another drone with a heat seeking missile

March 29, 2019

The use of drones has changed the way the U.S. and its competitors conduct combat operations. Yet despite the broad capabilities touted by America’s varied drone aircraft, some combat operations View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Drones, Military Aviation
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China claims to have developed ‘anti-stealth’ radar that doesn’t seem physically possible

March 28, 2019

Although Russia’s defense program marketing efforts may be among the most robust in the world, China is no slouch when it comes to making lofty claims about military capabilities through View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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