Fighter Sweep

Senator John McCain Challenges CSAF On A-10

March 5, 2016

Editor’s Note: There’s not a whole lot to say this one. What are the facts? The A-10 is indeed the most effective Close Air Support aircraft on the face of View More ›

Lakenheath Strike Eagle Targeted By Laser

March 4, 2016

Editor’s Note: Aiming a laser at an airplane is no laughing matter, ladies and gentlemen. We know you are all well-educated on the topic and ensuing dangers, but in the View More ›

Burner Phriday: A Phabulous Phantom Phlyby!

March 4, 2016

BUR-NER…clap-clap…PHRI-DAY…clap-clap…BUR-NER…clap-clap…PHRI-DAY! Happy Burner Phriday, everyone! If you can imagine yourselves standing on Phlorida’s Space Coast during a lovely Phall afternoon, staring up at the sky and seeing one of the View More ›

The B-52 Will Rise Again In Fight Against Daesh!

March 4, 2016

Editor’s Note: As we recently said, the BUFF may be old and tired, but she’s still an angry girl eager to rise up in the fight against Daesh. With the View More ›

Russia Unveils Its First Privately-Designed Trainer

March 3, 2016

Editor’s Note: For the first time in the history of Russian aviation, a privately-designed and produced aircraft capable of outperforming its state-designed counterparts has been unveiled. The SR-10 light trainer View More ›

General Welsh: PLAAF To Be Larger Than USAF By 2030

March 3, 2016

Editor’s Note: Here’s another one for the Color-Us-Shocked! files: The People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) will have a larger and more advanced force than our own Air Force in View More ›

Lockheed-Martin: Partners Must Decide On F-35 Block Buy

March 3, 2016

Editor’s Note: All twelve partner nations are doing their best to make their dollars stretch as far as they can, so that means being smart with the timing of their View More ›

Precision-Guided Munitions: Max Effect, Minimum Damage

March 3, 2016

Editor’s Note: Long gone are the days of carpet-bombing and turning entire cities into rubble while trying to attack a small number of targets. Weapons technology has developed to a View More ›

Ask a Fighter Pilot: TOPGUN Selection (Part Deux)

March 3, 2016

I am curious how after one selects his aircraft after flight school as what squadron they are assigned and how they go about it and then after in the squadrons View More ›

Kadena Launches First MC-130J Five-Ship Formation

March 3, 2016

Editor’s Note: Just like their brothers and sisters in Air Combat Command and Air Force Global Strike Command, the aviators in AFSOC have been in need of upgrades for platforms View More ›