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FighterSweep Fans, Israel has set the timeline for the first two of its Joint Strike Fighters to arrive. The pair of Lockheed Martin F-35I “Adir” fighters are currently scheduled to appear in the sky over Israel on 12 December. The next six of the aircraft will arrive in 2017. The arrival ceremony at Nevatim Air […]

Any aviation photojournalist’s dream would be to catch a Raptor down low in the mountains of Wales, running what we refer to as the Mach Loop. It is an absolutely epic location, where the British Hawks, Typhoons, and Tornados–as well as USAF Eagles and Strike Eagles–can be seen down low, raging through valleys with steep […]

FighterSweep Fans, the speculation over who will receive the nod as the U.S. Air Force’s next Chief of Staff can now be laid to rest. General David Goldfein, a career pilot with more than 4,000 hours in fighters and reconnaissance platforms, has been serving as the Vice Chief of Staff. The current CSAF, General Mark […]

FighterSweep fans, it’s a pretty rare treat for the Indian Air Force to take part in stateside exercises. Because of budgetary considerations, their participation is limited to once every five years. Their participation in 2013 was canceled due to sequestration here, but this year they have returned with their Su-30MKIs. Their arrival has been eagerly […]

It’s pretty awesome when your stable of contributors includes not one, nor two, but four U.S. Navy F/A-18 pilots. Here we have one demonstrating what we call AHC, or Advanced Handling Characteristics. It had been a while since he’d been in the jet and it was time to get back in the saddle. This clip […]

We’ve talked about the ultra-restrictive ROE hampering Operation Inherent Resolve in the past, and how the allowable level of civilian casualties has been “zero.” Since the fall timeframe, the airstrikes have picked up significantly, thanks to fewer restrictions in place and what seems to be a greater willingness to go after Daesh. That is also […]

According to news outlets in Israel, Russian Aerospace Forces aircraft scrambled to intercept fighters belonging to Israel’s Kheil HaAvir. While some report there was no real confrontation, others say the encounters were tense and nearly resulted in shots being exchanged. Not sure what is true in this case, but definitely noteworthy! According to one account […]

FighterSweep Fans, the NATO-Russia council met this past week and high on the list of topics to be discussed is the recent antics by Russian Aerospace Forces (RuAF) fighter pilots as they’ve paid close, arguably-dangerous visits to U.S. aircraft and naval vessels in recent weeks. According to one former Soviet-era fighter pilot, the Russian pilots […]

Good afternoon, Fightersweep Fans!  We’ve got some homegrown footage of 2.75-inch death for you today!  This video was taken during a training flight during a detachment to NAS Fallon, Nevada during the airwing’s workup cycle.  Check us out as we fire rockets at targets on the ground! This was my first time shooting these bad-boys, […]

FighterSweep Fans, when you take a look at the 173rd Fighter Wing’s new flagship, it’s impossible to not be inspired. As we’ve shown in other images online, it is the most epic paint scheme we’ve ever seen on an Eagle, and that sentiment has been echoed by others all over the world. The Oregon Air […]

As we previously reported, U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers, better known as the BUFF, have arrived in-theater to support the ongoing airstrikes against Daesh as part of Operation Inherent Resolve. As reported today by DoD Spokesman Colonel Steve Warren, the B-52 has conducted its first live drops against enemy positions. Only in the Middle […]

As we talked about before, the Eurofighter Typhoon has undergone a series of important upgrades which have established it as a truly swing-role capable fighter aircraft. And while that functionality applies to Tranche 2 and 3 aircraft, Tranche 1 Typhoons going forward are going to be maintained specifically in an alert and homeland air defense […]