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Russia’s weird flying AK-47 drone is as useless as it is interesting

March 18, 2019

Defense journalist Steven Trimble caught the attention of aviation nerds and gun aficionados alike with the discovery of a patent for what appears to be a simple AK-47 drone filed View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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The B-1B Lancer may be slated for retirement, but it’s still got a lot of fight left in it

March 17, 2019

As America’s secretive new stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, continues development, it’s clear that the days of America’s legacy bomber platforms, the B-2 Spirit and the B-1B Lancer, are numbered. View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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The Air Force is buying new F-15s and the Navy plans to spend $40 million on even older fighters

March 16, 2019

As the sparse details in the Pentagon’s 2020 budget proposal reach the media, there have been few surprises. The Air Force still intends to purchase eight new F-15 airframes (single-seat View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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Could drone tech for oil pipeline monitoring make border security a breeze?

March 16, 2019

For months now, politicians have debated how best to address security concerns on America’s southern border. The president has championed a physical barrier or wall that would span the majority View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment News, Video
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Unlike the F-15, America will likely never see new F-22s

March 16, 2019

Unlike the F-35, the F-22 has been operational for years, and has already been used in a number of intercepts of foreign aircraft over international waters.  It also trumps the View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment Military Aviation, News
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So long, Spooky: US Special Operations just took delivery of their first new Ghostrider gunship

March 15, 2019

For years now, the AC-130U Spooky gunship has been nightmare fodder for America’s enemies. These massive platforms carry a 25mm or 40mm cannon, 105mm cannon, and a 25mm Gatling gun, View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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Breaking: President Trump orders Boeing 737 aircraft grounded

March 13, 2019

Following Sunday’s Ethiopian Airlines crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8 and October’s Lion Air crash in the same aircraft, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration was issuing View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment Commercial Aviation, News
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If the F-117 has been retired, how do people keep spotting them in the skies? ‘Flyable Storage’

March 13, 2019

Editor’s note: Last year, I wrote this piece about how America maintains (and dismantles) retired stealth aircraft. Now, with new stories about F-117s spotted in the skies over Nevada and View More ›

Alex Hollings No Comments Military Aviation, News
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The Army believes the secret to faster aircraft might be shark skin

March 13, 2019

In the never-ending quest to improve the performance of military aircraft, the U.S. Army is testing an unusual material that may make airplanes and helicopters faster and stronger: the skin View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Military Aviation, News
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The Air Force’s new stealth drone has a huge advantage over Russian and Chinese air defenses

March 13, 2019

The United States has long led the world in the development and use of stealth technology in aviation. Starting (operationally) with the F-117 Nighthawk and continuing with the forthcoming B-21 View More ›

Alex Hollings 1 Comment Military Aviation, News
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