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More progress for a program that seems like it had so little for so long. The first US Navy squadron operating the F-35C Lightning II, Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero One, the “Grim Reapers,” just returned to their home station at Eglin AFB, Florida from a two-week visit to NAS Fallon, Nevada. With the overall […]
Happy Saturday, FighterSweep Faithful! We wanted to start the weekend off right with a little Viper love, courtesy of the 310 FS “Tophats,” whose home station is Luke Air Force Base in Glendale, Arizona. The Tophats are a Formal Training Unit, or “B-Course” squadron, equipped with the Block 42 variant of the Lockheed-Martin F-16C Fighting […]
We all remember that day–where we were, what we were doing, and how we felt about the horror unfolding in front of us. In my particular case, I was in a room full of fantastic Americans, all public servants entrusted with enormous responsibility to protect the citizens of this nation. Hard faces pointed in the […]
Good evening to you all, FighterSweep Fans!! I am Ewen Menzies, a husband, father, and maintenance trainer in the United Kingdom. A big “thank you” is due to the team at Force 12 Media for affording me the opportunity to share with you my experiences in the world of aviation. I come from a family […]
Even after the fall of the Soviet Union 24 years ago, the threat posed to the U.S. and its interests from regional ballistic missiles is not going away anytime soon. According to the 2013 Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat Assessment, there are now over 20 nations around the world fielding ballistic missiles, and recent regional conflicts such as […]
At approximately 4:23PM Pacific Daylight Time, a Boeing 777 owned and operated by British Airways caught fire at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to the FAA, the fire began in the left engine when the aircraft was on its takeoff roll. Crash Fire Rescue personnel responded to the aircraft when it came […]
Good day to you, oh FighterSweep Faithful! We trust you’re having a busy, productive week, so we wanted to take a few minutes and delight your eyes and imagination with a perspective of modern air combat not often seen. Traditionally, when we talk about Red Flag, Sentry Eagle, or other Large Force Employment exercises, we […]
Honestly, we at FighterSweep couldn’t be any more excited about this Milestone Monday. Eighteen years ago today saw the maiden flight of the world’s most feared combat aircraft, the Lockheed-Martin F-22A Raptor, with Lockheed-Martin Test Pilot Paul Metz at the controls. Now before you get all bent out of shape about how it’s not fair […]
Hello everyone! My name is Rachelle and I am extremely excited to become a part of the family here. I think it is fantastic that Fightersweep is looking to expand its audience and sphere of influence to the General Aviation side of flying. The timing couldn’t have been better; I have been wanting to expand […]
Happy Saturday, FighterSweep fans! We thought we would start your weekend off with Part three of this awesome VAQ-141 Shadowhawks cruise video. Part three is more of the same good music and great flying that you’ve gotten in the first two videos with a pretty awesome twist: night ops! There are plenty of videos out […]
Good evening to you, FighterSweep Fans! As you’ve seen, it’s been a really exciting week for us here, but thankfully we’re not too busy to bring you our favorite image of the week! It is, afterall, Burner Friday! We were very fortunate to spend time with the recently reactivated 34th Fighter Squadron, on hand as […]
We’re not done with VAQ-141 just yet, so today we’re continuing with the next part of the Shadowhawks cruise video. As Part 1 ended we rode along in the cockpit of a Growler recovering to the boat, and we start off Part 2 by going right back into the seat, readying to launch off the […]
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