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Meet NATO’s top pilot: Greek Captain Kosmas Xalaris

December 18, 2018

A Hellenic Air Force (HAF) pilot has been named NATO’s Best Warrior for 2018. Captain Kosmas Xalaris was voted by his NATO colleagues as the best overall pilot in the View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Military Aviation, News
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Government projections say America’s next fighter could cost $300 million per plane — here’s why that’s misleading

December 18, 2018

The Congressional Budget Office released a new report recently that indicated that America’s forthcoming air-superiority fighter, currently known only as the Penetrating Counter Air (PCA) program, could cost as much View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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The media is getting a lot wrong about Russian bombers in Venezuela

December 15, 2018

Two of Russia’s long-range, nuclear capable Tu-160 bombers made the long trek to Venezuela over the past week, prompting an expected exchange of barbs from national diplomats and an utter View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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Breaking: Military contractor jet goes down during Hawaiian fighter exercises

December 12, 2018

A civilian contractor’s jet went down while participating in fighter exercises out of Oahu. A Mk-58 Hawker Hunter, operated by the Virginia-based Airborne Tactical Advantage Co., reportedly crashed shortly after View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment Military Aviation, News
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Marine Corps identifies 5 Marines lost aboard KC-130 that went down near Japan

December 12, 2018

Early Thursday morning, a Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet was attempting an aerial refueling from a KC-130 tanker aircraft when something went wrong. While the details regarding the incident remain sparse, View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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Marines call off search for lost KC-130 crew, declare all 5 dead

December 11, 2018

The U.S. Marine Corps has officially called off the search for the remaining five missing Marines that were aboard a KC-130 Refueler that collided with an F/A-18 Hornet last Thursday. View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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One released from hospital and one dead as search continues for 5 missing Marines after aircraft collision off Japanese coast

December 10, 2018

The one Marine that has been recovered alive after a mishap involving a Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet and KC-130 Refueler some 200 miles off the coast of Japan on Thursday View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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Russia announces plans to mount hypersonic missiles on the Su-57 – here’s why it doesn’t matter

December 10, 2018

Fifth generation fighter platforms and hypersonic missiles are all the rage this holiday season, with every aspiring global military power in a rush to not only develop and build each, View More ›

Alex Hollings 2 Comments Drones, Military Aviation, News
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‘Hero of the Soviet Union’ cosmonaut calls out Russia’s space program, says it’s far behind US and Europe

December 10, 2018

As far as space heroes of the Soviet Union go, Valery Ryumin is among the most prolific. An experienced cosmonaut throughout the Cold War, including two long duration stays aboard View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments News, Space
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Mysterious Chinese fighter spotted in Georgia is an actual mock up made by the Marines

December 9, 2018

A few days ago, Fighter Sweep reported on an image that first surfaced on The Aviationist of an aircraft that certainly looked an awful lot like China’s most advanced fighter, View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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