President Trump signed the $1 trillion omnibus spending bill which included in it a major bump in funding for the Air Force’s UH-1N Huey helicopter replacement program. Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky unit is View More ›
Spectacular image of an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter flying in front of a huge wall of flames at the South Carolina National Guard Air & Ground Expo makes our Fighter View More ›
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan hosted over 200,000 visitors for the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni Friendship Day on May 5th. The View More ›
The US Senate has approved confirmation of former congresswoman Heather Wilson to be the new Secretary of the Air Force in a 76-22 vote. “I’m sure she’ll work hard in View More ›
The United States Navy has been testing a new and revolutionary software for aircraft carrier landings called the Maritime Augmented Guidance with Integrated Controls for Carrier Approach and Recovery Precision View More ›
Last week Fighter Sweep reported to you that the F-35 would not be attending the Paris Air Show this summer. The word from a defense official was that the F-35 View More ›
How often do you hear about an active duty US fighter squadron turning 100 years old? Never! Well, the 27th Fighter Squadron does just that today marking its 100th year View More ›
The Air Force brought their secret unmanned X-37B spacecraft in for a landing this morning at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After completing 718 days in orbit the experimental View More ›
No need to say much. Just watch and enjoy. What more could you want on a Friday night? The ‘Mach Loop’ is a set of valleys, situated between Dolgellau in View More ›
Yet again, Soviet Union era Russian Tupolev Tu-95 ‘Bear’ Bombers entered the Alaskan Air Defense Zone Wednesday night. A couple weeks ago the Russians did this maneuver two nights in a row View More ›