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On this day in 1986, at McDonnell Douglas’ production facility at Lambert Field in Saint Louis, Missouri, history was made when the very first F-15E Strike Eagle took to the sky. In the late 1970s, not long after the Light Gray F-15 established itself as a dominant force in the air superiority arena, McDonnell Douglas began […]
Those who work in the airshow industry have heard rumblings of this for the past couple years, but it appears as though the long-held speculation has turned into fact: the US Navy has started the process to replace the Blue Angels’ existing stable of woefully aging Legacy jets with Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornets. According to a recently-released document, Boeing […]
Happy Sunday, FighterSweep Faithful! We ran across this video of one of our favorite aircraft, the Lockheed-Martin U-2S “Dragon Lady” intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft. This is a really badass airplane and we wanted to show you something pretty unique: a Dragon Lady being taken apart for what is known as “Depot Level Maintenance.” […]
For some, there is absolutely nothing sexier or more powerful than a Rockwell B-1B Lancer, also known as the “Bone” or “BOne,” in full afterburner on takeoff. Taking a look at the photo, it’s really difficult to not agree. Admittedly, we at FighterSweep are very spoiled in the sense we get to witness the BOne […]
Unfortunately, both pilots flying a U.S. Army AH-64D Apache attack helicopter were killed when their aircraft crashed during a training exercise last night. The aircraft was assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Campbell. The helicopter was found in Montgomery County near the rural community of Fredonia. There has been no determination of the […]
According to emergency officials, a Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopter has crashed during a training flight and the status of the crew is unknown at this time. Fort Campbell spokesperson Major Allen Hill confirmed that the two-person helicopter, assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, went down shortly before 7PM local time during a routine training […]
In the latest issue of Popular Mechanics magazine, there is a nicely-done article about the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Fighter Wing, based at Tucson International Airport. The wing performs several different functions, not the least of which is its status as an F-16 Formal Training Unit (FTU) for the Air National Guard, as well […]
A Russian Su-24M Fencer was shot down this morning after it allegedly violated Turkey’s sovereign airspace.
Air assets played a vital role in the Iraqi hostage rescue mission conducted by U.S. and Kurdish special operations forces.
According to Egyptian Civil Aviation authorities, a Russian airliner crashed on the Sinai Peninsula yesterday, killing all 224 people aboard.
Courtesy of the “Nightstalkers,” the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, we bring you some absolutely beautiful close air support provided by the Sikorsky MH-60L Direct Action Penetrator (DAP) and the AH-6 “Killer Egg” version of the MD-500E helicopter. The SOAR is most well-known for its ability to insert and extract SOF units under any and all battlefield conditions, […]
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