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Incoming Secretary of Defense Mattis Backs F-35 Program Criticized by Trump

January 3, 2017

Less than two weeks ago President-elect Trump tweeted that the F-35 program was over budget and that he was requesting a bid for a ‘comparable Super Hornet’. Today we have View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 5 Comments Air Force, Marine Corps, Military Aviation, Navy, News
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True or False? The Navy has Developed a 100% Bio-Fuel for the F-18?

January 3, 2017 biofuel_sample_f-18-jp5

On the Naval Aviation News website, the Navy lauded its use of a 100% bio-fuel JP-5 jet fuel replacement on a recent EA-18G “Green Growler” flight. After the flight, the View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 2 Comments Military Aviation, Navy, News
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Air Force Releases RFP for JSTARS Replacement

January 3, 2017 jstar-e8c

On December 28, the US Air Force released a ‘request for proposals’ to develop a Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) replacement. The current Joint STARS, based on an E-8C View More ›

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Watch: In Your Face! Navy F-18 Pilot From The Inside – VFA-83 Cruise Video

January 2, 2017 vfa-83-f-18-cat-shot

A US Navy cruise video shows the life and times of personnel on the ship. This one from VFA-83 Rampagers gives you an inside look into the life of F-18 fleet View More ›

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Start Your 2017 With a Bang! Some F-22 Raptor Mania!

January 1, 2017 F-22_flares

What better way to start 2017 than by watching the amazing F-22 Raptor in action? The F-22 is a marvel of American engineering. Help us answer these questions: Is this View More ›

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Today in Aviation History: 2003 – Legendary WWII Ace Joe Foss Dies

January 1, 2017 Joe-Foss_JJ_USMC

Marine Corps pilot Joe Foss had 26 aerial kills in World War II equaling the record Eddie Rickenbacker set in World War I. Like Rickenbacker, Foss was awarded the Congressional View More ›

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Watch: Last F-4 Phantom Flight: The Air Force Says Goodbye

December 31, 2016

In a ceremony at Holloman AFB, New Mexico on December 21, over 500 people watched the final flight of an Air Force F-4 Phantom. Marking the end of over 50 years View More ›

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of the Soviet Built MiG-15

December 30, 2016 MiG-15

On December 30, 1947 the MiG-15 fighter jet designed by Mikoyan-Gurevich for the Soviet Union (USSR) first flew. The swept wing MiG-15 was small, agile and fast making it a View More ›

FighterSweep Staff No Comments History, Korean War, Military Aviation, Russian Air Force, Soviet Union, Video
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Amazon Granted Patent for ‘Aerial Fulfillment Center’ Blimps

December 30, 2016 amazon-delivery-blimp

Two weeks ago Amazon celebrated their first package delivery by drone and now comes word that they have been awarded a patent for an airborne blimp warehouse. The ‘aerial fulfillment View More ›

FighterSweep Staff 1 Comment Commercial Aviation, News
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Watch: Inside Look at the F-35 Flight Simulator!

December 29, 2016 f-35-simulator

Take a look at the inside of an F-35 Lightning II flight simulator! Anyone who loves aviation and especially military aviation will want to take a look at this video View More ›

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