Editor’s Note: We all wondered what would happen in the wake of the fatal accident involving Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo during its PF04 test flight. And while Sir Richard Branson‘s company View More ›
Editor’s Note: There are a lot of guesses as to what sixth-Generation air dominance will look like, some of which we detailed when the concepts were released a few weeks View More ›
On 14 October, 2012, Felix Baumgartner ascended to an altitude of 127,851 feet–more than 23 miles above the ground in a specifically-designed stratospheric balloon. Sponsored by Red Bull, the event was seen View More ›
Editor’s Note: All eyes are on Boeing’s KC-46A Pegasus as it continues its journey through flight test. The KC-X program has been wrought with controversy, so the fact it recently View More ›
Good evening, FighterSweep Fans! We hope you’ve had a spectacular day and, as always, we’re delighted to bring you the latest and greatest from the world of aviation–especially on the View More ›
[Editor’s Note: Anyone else ever consider being an astronaut? I know all of my friends and I did, ever fascinated by the immensity of the craft that would propel us View More ›
Even after the fall of the Soviet Union 24 years ago, the threat posed to the U.S. and its interests from regional ballistic missiles is not going away anytime soon. According to the View More ›
Earlier this month, the United States Air Force–in conjunction with the National Nuclear Security Agency–dropped an inert B61-12 nuclear bomb over the Tonopah Test Range as part of an ongoing View More ›
When I was a child, I always wanted to go into space. In fact, if I recall correctly, most of my friends and I, at one point or another, wanted View More ›