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Editor’s Note: We have worked with the professionals of South Dakota Air National Guard’s 114th Fighter Wing before, and they are first rate. In fact, we enjoyed the experience so much, we’ll soon be traveling to Sioux Falls to do a more in-depth feature story on the 175th Fighter Squadron and what makes them unique […]
Editor’s Note: Drones, especially those carry GoPro and other action cameras, have become increasingly popular in the past couple of years. Admittedly, our video production department has them, and use them to great effect. That being said, the skies are becoming more and more crowded, and the number of incidents involving drones and manned aircraft […]
Editor’s Note: As we have touched on many times before, without the Mobility Air Forces–the heavy airlift capability of aircraft like the C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III, as well as aerial refueling tanker support of the KC-135 and KC-10, non-maritime power projection is pretty much a non-start. Operation Cold Response is a fantastic example […]
We at FighterSweep cannot say enough good things about the fantastic people comprising the 173rd Fighter Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard. We got to see their act during Exercise Sentry Eagle 2015 and have plans to return in the very near future to catch up with them. In the mean time, it looks as […]
Editor’s Note: This is a really big deal, FighterSweep Fans. There has been speculation in the past few days the LRS-B award might be overturned because of accusations of impropriety on the part of Richard Lombardi, who held the top civilian seat in the Air Force’s Acquisitions (AQL) Directorate. Apparently Lombardi failed to mention his […]
As much as we would love to say we took each of these images, we didn’t. All of these photos are courtesy of the Italian Air Force, or Aeronautica Militare. As we mentioned previously, the first Italian F-35A Lightning II, which also happens to be the first foreign-built F-35, arrived in the United States from Italy […]
Editor’s Note: This was first reported yesterday afternoon by David Cenciotti over at The Aviationist, but it appears as though the Russian Air Force has deployed it’s most sophisticated Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) platform to its forward operating base in Syria. The Tupolev Tu-214R is designed specifically for SIGINT and ELINT operations, and it […]
Editor’s Note: None of this is shocking or surprising, but Iran’s announcement that its sights are set on advanced Flanker variants like the Su-30SM is another indication of how dire the unfolding geopolitical situation is in Southwest Asia and the Middle East, especially given the lackluster response by our own country to Iran’s predictable-yet-emboldened saber-rattling. All […]
Editor’s Note: We’re sure a lot of you are familiar the “Elephant Walk” formations at Kunsan Air Base in the Republic of Korea, but this one is a little different. While there isn’t the usual number of Vipers on the runway as with others we’ve seen, what makes this particular instance stand out is the fact […]
Editor’s Note: Truth be told, there are a LOT of good things happening inside the F-35 Lightning II program. Unfortunately, most of those things have to stay on the other side of the curtain, due to classification. Even so, we’ve been getting a lot of really encouraging news about how the jet is doing as it […]
Editor’s Note: Today is a big day in the awesome history of the Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle, FighterSweep Fans! On Valentine’s Day twenty-five years ago during Operation Desert Storm, an F-15E from the 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina was on a nocturnal Scud-hunting mission in northwestern Iraq. The jet […]
Editor’s Note: I’m not sure how many of you have been to Iceland, but for my compatriots and I, it’s a place on our bucket list, and for a lot of reasons. This story reminds me of the first Tom Clancy novel I ever read and how pivotal of a role this tiny island country […]
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