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Watch: Incredible footage of helicopter pilot putting rotor within inches of a mountain to rescue skier in the Alps

January 9, 2019

Last week, a French mountain police helicopter pilot showed some incredible skills (and guts) while conducting rescue operations in the Alps. According to a Facebook post written by Nicolas Derely, View More ›

Alex Hollings 2 Comments News, Video
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Breaking: French Mirage 2000-D fighter goes missing near Swiss border, believed to have crashed

January 9, 2019

Search and rescue teams are scouring the mountainous region along France’s eastern border after a French Air Force Mirage 2000-D fighter with two crew members on board went missing Wednesday View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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Israeli crew land their F-15 after it loses its canopy at 30,000 feet: Listen to the audio as they communicate with the tower

January 7, 2019

The Israeli Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of F-15s after a freak incident saw the canopy fly off the cockpit of one of the fighters at around 30,000 View More ›

Alex Hollings 2 Comments Military Aviation, News
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Watch: China reveals footage with its version of the ‘Mother of All Bombs’

January 7, 2019

The Chinese military has released footage showing the successful testing of the country’s version of the U.S. GBU-43/B Massive Ordinance Air Blast (MOAB). According to the state-owned news agency Global View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Military Aviation, News
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Improved Little Birds and more Chinooks: US Special Operations Command prepares for aviation upgrades

January 6, 2019

U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has big plans to upgrade its aviation capabilities. Just before 2018 ended, the Department of Defense (DoD) awarded two separate contracts to Boeing to upgrade View More ›

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Iraq’s Air Force will begin bombing ISIS in Syria

January 5, 2019

As the United States begins its draw-down of combat forces in Syria, Iraq’s air force has been given permission by Syrian president Bashar al-Assad to commence combat operations against the View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Military Aviation, News
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NASA’s New Horizons rings in the new year with historic flyby 4 billion miles from the sun

January 4, 2019

As people all over the world nursed their hangovers from the night before, the members of NASA’s staff that have continued to work despite the partial government shutdown rang in View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments News, Space
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Peeing your pants in the cockpit has never been better: Fighter pilots receiving new urine collection and storage gear

January 4, 2019

It might sound funny to some, but having to pee can be a real problem for military aviators in the fight. Once holding it in becomes distracting, common sense dictates View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment Military Aviation, News
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Spain sends a pair of fighters to France to square off against Dassault’s new stealth drone

January 4, 2019

Two Eurofighter Typhoons from Spain’s 11th Wing, along with their accompanying pilots and maintenance personnel, arrived in France to conduct evaluation flights against the stealthy Dassault nEUROn drone (technically speaking, an View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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Russia’s ‘Zircon’ missile reportedly hits Mach 8 in recent test

January 3, 2019

The race for hypersonic missile supremacy is in full swing, with Russia testing yet another advanced platform this month. On December 10th, Russia conducted a test launch of their new View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments News, Technology
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