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Barnstormers: ACA Unit Of The Year

March 12, 2016

Editor’s Note: Our friends at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westover, Massachusetts have been named NORAD’s “Aerospace Control Alert Unit of the Year” by 1st Air Force. The 104th View More ›

Broncos Back In The Fight In Syria!

March 12, 2016

Editor’s Note: The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco was developed back in the 1960s specifically for counter-insurgency (COIN) operations, and another one of its primary missions was flying Forward Air View More ›

Russian Performance In Syria Surprises NATO

March 12, 2016

Editor’s Note: It’s been interesting to watch Russian performance in Syria unfold as they’ve matured. We’ve seen an impressive array of very modern hardware: Putin has brought his very best View More ›

Lockheed: Advanced EOTS Preparing For Tests

March 12, 2016

Editor’s Note: As has been the case with the F-22, the F-35 is running up against an issue with technology being outdated even before the aircraft reaches it’s Initial Operational View More ›

Air Force: T-X Requirements To Remain Unchanged

March 11, 2016

Editor’s Note: As we’ve spoken of before, things are heating up in the competition between aircraft manufacturers to win the T-X contract, the Air Force’s replacement to its aging fleet View More ›

Admiral Kuznetsov To Sail For Mediterranean!

March 11, 2016

Happy Friday, FighterSweep Fans! It appears as though Vladimir Putin is looking to increase the Russian military’s presence in the Middle East. TASS reported this past Saturday the heavy aircraft View More ›

McCain Berates Air Force Over B-21 Costs

March 11, 2016

Editor’s Note: Not to sound like a broken record, but the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Senator John McCain, has taken it upon himself to send another barrage View More ›

Eglin Advances F-35 Training Syllabus

March 11, 2016

Editor’s Note: The Lightning II’s march toward IOC continues, Fightersweep Fans. The schoolhouse at Eglin is advancing its training syllabus for weapons employment, and two F-35As from the resident 33rd View More ›

Boeing: The End Of Building Fighters?

March 10, 2016

Editor’s Note: Boeing has been hit hard by not being awarded the contract for the Air Force’s B-21 Long Range Strike-Bomber. The company has suffered some internal shake-up of late View More ›

Rangers Supported With CAS From F-35 Lightning II

March 10, 2016

Editor’s Note: The U.S. Air Force’s F-35A Lightning II continues to make great strides in its advance toward IOC (Initial Operational Capability), which is anticipated sometime between August and October View More ›