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Two Navy Carrier Air Wings May Cease Operations Due to Budget Woes

February 11, 2017 carrier-air-wing-f-18

The US Navy has stated that two of their 10 carrier air wings may have to literally stop operations due to a lack of funding. In addition, the Navy says View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 9 Comments Military Aviation, Navy, News, Video
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Italy’s Association of Defense Firms not Happy With the F-35 Workshare Program

February 11, 2017 Preziosa-F-35

Guido Crosetto, the head of Italian aerospace and defense industry association (AIAD) is crying foul on the F-35 workshare program saying Lockheed Martin has broken promises. Crosetto stated that Italian companies have View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 1 Comment Drones, Italy, Military Aviation, News
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Over 60% of US Navy Strike Fighter Aircraft are Grounded Due to Budget Issues

February 10, 2017 FA-18F-Super-Hornet-Maintenance

Reports are circulating that almost two thirds of the Navy’s strike fighter aircraft cannot fly due to lack of maintenance and a shortage of spare parts. The Navy says the View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 6 Comments Military Aviation, Navy, News
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Leonardo Readies 3rd AW609 TiltRotor for Cold Weather Testing

February 9, 2017 aw609

Leonardo announced today that they are flight testing their third AW609 TiltRotor aircraft (AC3) and will soon be sending it to Marquette, Michigan for testing and evaluation in cold weather View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 2 Comments Civilian Aviation, News, Video
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Leonardo Jumps Back into the Air Force T-X Competition Minus Raytheon

February 9, 2017 Leonardo-to-offer-T-100-training-system-for-T-X-program

Leonardo, the Italian aerospace company has decided to re-enter the Air Forces’ T-X competition to replace the T-39 jet trainer without its former partner on the project Raytheon. Just a couple View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 1 Comment Air Force, Military Aviation, News
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Watch: 10 USAF CV-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Fly in Formation

February 9, 2017 cv-22-air-force-osprey

For the first time, 10 United States Air Force CV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft flew in formation during a training exercise on February, 3, 2017 at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Watch the 10 USAF View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 2 Comments Air Force, Military Aviation, News, Video
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Air Force Wants New Engines for B-52’s But Has No Money Budgeted

February 8, 2017 J57_engine-replacement_on_B-52D_1984

It is estimated that the 70 B-52 Stratofortress bombers in service may fly another 20 to 30 years or more. The Pentagon has been looking at proposals for new B-52 View More ›

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Latest F-35 Purchase Drops Below $100 Million Per Aircraft for the First Time

February 7, 2017 f-35-lower-costs

The Pentagon announced that the latest lot purchase of 90 F-35 fighter jets dropped to below $95 million per aircraft. This is the lowest per unit price for the stealth View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 2 Comments Air Force, Marine Corps, Military Aviation, Navy, News, Video
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Uber Hires NASA Engineer Mark Moore for Flying Car Project!

February 6, 2017

Uber has announced the hiring of Mark Moore, a NASA engineer to develop their flying car idea. The project is called Uber Elevate and they predict it will be flying by View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments Commercial Aviation, Drones, NASA, News, Video
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$1.5 Million Army Shadow Drone Goes MIA in Arizona!

February 6, 2017 Shadow_200_UAV

The US Army has lost contact with one of its Shadow drones last Tuesday in Arizona. The 450 pound drone has a wingspan of 20 feet and can fly for View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 1 Comment Army Aviation, Drones, News, Video
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