Under normal circumstances, a loaned item is one which is used…and then returned. I’m not exactly sure how you loan a piece of expendable ordnance; but hey…if our coalition partners View More ›
Five years ago, a phone rang in the 28th Bomb Wing vice commander’s office, and that exchange led to Ellsworth AFB making history–and on a grand scale. The end result View More ›
FighterSweep Fans, this one gets logged under the heading of, “You just cannot make this sh*t up.” Late last night, usually long after the point where I am unconcscious, an View More ›
FighterSweep Fans, as we mentioned yesterday, the Eurofighter Typhoon is a far cry from what it was in its early days. In this second part, we’re going to explore a View More ›
As we reported previously, the Air Force has expressed great concern over whether or not Boeing Defense will be able to deliver the KC-46A Pegasus on time. Boeing, on the View More ›
FighterSweep Fans, we’ve been following this one closely and have shared several some interesting data with you: DF-21 carrier killer missiles, J-11 fighters deployed to artificial islands, and radar which View More ›
Any fighter design in the past forty years has experienced its share of problems. Anyone remember the days when the F-16 was referred to as the Lawn Dart? Or the View More ›
FighterSweep Fans, there have been many technological advances for the Eurofighter Typhoon in the past few years, many of which directly relate to further development of this magnificent aircraft’s swing-role capability. We’ll View More ›
FighterSweep Fans, history has been made at Columbus Air Force Base, in Columbus, Mississippi. The installation is home to the 14th Flying Training Wing, one of Air Education and Training View More ›
Apparently there was some confusion over when the A-10 divestiture would actually start, given SECDEF Carter’s declaration the aircraft would be in service until 2022. That is a true statement View More ›