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A close encounter between a MiG-31 Foxhound of the Russian Air Force (Военно-воздушные cилы России) and a Royal Norwegian Air Force F-16AM. Dangerous, or a simply a funny way to say hello? There’s pushing the edge, and then there’s this. It’s like an eighteen-wheeler forcing its way into the turn lane in front of your […]
A Weapons Officer is a leader of men. He is the leader of today’s and tomorrow’s Air Force, the tactical center of gravity within a squadron, the chief instructor pilot (IP) and the force around which squadron members will rally. Simply put, a Weapons Officer is the keeper of what the fighter pilot world holds […]
A United States Air Force pilot was killed when his Lockheed-Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed at approximately 2300 EST last night. The aircraft experienced a problem shortly after takeoff and was attempting to return to base when the crash occurred. It is unknown at this time if the pilot attempted to eject prior to the […]
A Boeing F-15D Eagle from the 390 FS pulls into the vertical during a “quick climb” departure. The F-15 is a twin engine, high performance, all weather air superiority fighter. First flown in July 1972, the Eagle entered USAF inventory in November 1974. It was the first U.S. fighter to have engine thrust greater than the […]
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at FighterSweep! We hope you’re having an amazing, blessed day with your friends and families. We are ever thankful for our brothers and sisters flying the flag in harm’s way, unable to be with their families while they answer our nation’s call to duty. Please remember them in your […]
The 100 FS, the flying component of the Alabama Air National Guard’s 187 FW, flies the Block 30 F-16C+ Fighting Falcon. From April to November of this year, they deployed to Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. It was the first time an Air National Guard unit stayed for a full […]
The Last of the Dogfighters! A little eye candy and laughs from the badass adversary pilots of VFC-13.
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My buddy Wingnut is not only an intrepid and steely-eyed fighter pilot who has already garnered some well deserved ink here on FighterSweep, but he also happens to be a pretty damn good filmmaker. This is his 2014 Hornet Ball video. It may not have been his intention, but here at FighterSweep: Navy Edition, it seems like […]
For you fans of the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, here’s a fantastic look at what makes the Hawg such a unique and highly sought-after asset in theater. A good friend of mine once told me of a mission he flew in Afghanistan, where the JTAC embedded with a SOF unit got on the radio […]
Rhino. Double Ugly. The Phantom. It’s the aircraft proving an old adage: “Even a brick will fly if you put a powerful enough engine on it!” During the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s the U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps were ALL flying different variants of this iconic McDonnell Douglas design. There’s just something magical […]
Earlier this year, the U.S. Air Force began to finalize its plans to retire its premiere close air support (CAS) aircraft, the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II. According to their master plan, all of the Warthogs in the USAF inventory will be mothballed in the Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Center by 2019. The retirement is driven […]
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