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Pentagon squashes the F-35 vs F-15X debate, says F-35 orders will not be effected

January 31, 2019

As soon as word hit the media about the Pentagon applying pressure to the U.S. Air Force to look into procuring new F-15X aircraft, defense officials and even defense industry View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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That’s not how stealth works: China claims a new paint job just turned their J-16 into a ‘near stealth’ fighter

January 31, 2019

Radar absorbant coating is an important element of any stealth aircraft’s ability to avoid detection. Air platforms that were purpose built with stealth in mind already offer a limited radar View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment Military Aviation, News
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U-2 spy plane flies over California using the aviation code for Star Trek’s USS Enterprise

January 30, 2019

Working as a defense journalist usually means making it your business to read, study, research and then opine. Your job is to try your best to understand not only what’s View More ›

Alex Hollings 2 Comments Military Aviation, News
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Switzerland to decide on new fighter aircraft, competition begins

January 30, 2019

The Swiss Air Force announced on Friday it has accepted five bids for a new fighter aircraft as part of Switzerland’s air power modernization effort named Air2030. European firms Airbus, View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Military Aviation, News
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US Air Force F-22s and Canadian CF-18 fighters intercept Russian bombers near North American coastline for the first time this year

January 27, 2019

In a move that comes as little surprise to anyone, two Russian TU-160 heavy payload bombers were intercepted and escorted away from North American shores by a compliment of American View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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New images surface of Russia’s new stealthy combat drone and it doesn’t look very stealthy at all

January 27, 2019

Last July, a single grainy image of Russia’s long anticipated Okhotnik (Hunter) unmanned combat aerial vehicle hit the web, prompting a flurry of headlines touting the 20-ton drone’s potential as View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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These Norwegian missiles could make the F-35 America’s best ship hunter

January 26, 2019

In recent months, much ado has been made about America’s diplomatic opponents developing anti-ship capabilities that we currently have no defense against. Chinese and Russian anti-ship missiles, capable of achieving View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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US allies in the Pacific face off as Japanese patrol planes buzz South Korean warships

January 25, 2019

Japan and South Korea have long-established themselves as fervent allies of the United States, but recent altercations between the two Pacific nations have shown that the friend of a friend View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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The Pentagon has a plan to use fighter jets to shoot down ICBMs: Here’s how it could work

January 25, 2019

Pentagon officials are mulling over a new initiative that would involve arming F-35 Joint Strike Fighters with ballistic missile interceptors that would be fired like a traditional air-to-air weapon at View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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US intelligence report: Russia conducts successful test of anti-satellite missile

January 24, 2019

With Russia’s long and storied history of misinformation and recent efforts to secure foreign buyers for military hardware, it can be hard to trust any news pertaining to Russian defense View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments News, Russian Air Force
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