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Fighter Sweep fans, This is an amazing story that came to us from a friend of FS. It was told following a visit to the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, AZ. We were in Hanger #4 to view the beautifully restored B-29, when I happened to take notice of a P-51 Mustang near […]
FighterSweep fans, check out this pretty cool JDAM compilation of strikes in Afghanistan. The Joint Direct Attack Munition has become the weapon of choice for US forces. It is a precision guided weapon, meaning it uses a Global Positioning System (GPS)-aided Inertial Navigation System (INS). Precision guided munitions are able to reduce collateral damage, meaning […]
What does it mean to be a good wingman? Fighter jets rarely fly by themselves. Most of the time, if not all of the time, they fly in a section (2 aircraft) or sometimes a division (4 aircraft). This is for multiple reasons but mainly because a single fighter jet is not very effective alone. […]
Hello Fighter Sweep community, I’d like to introduce our newest, and youngest contributor. Peter Wall is only fifteen and lives in England. He is training in civilian gliders and is an avid flight gear collector, with over 20 items of rare gear from across the globe. He is also the sole administrator of the Instagram […]
Dr. Roscoe C. Brown Jr., who flew with the legendary Tuskegee Airmen in World War II, has died at the age of 94. Brown flew 68 combat missions and earned a Distinguished Flying Cross. He resided in Riverdale, New York located in the Bronx of New York City. Born March 9, 1922, Brown graduated from the […]
Happy 4th of July FighterSweep fans! We hope you enjoy your holiday and get to catch some awesome flyovers. The US Navy Blue Angels returned to action this week at the Cherry Festival in Traverse City, Michigan. The USAF Thunderbirds were at Battle Creek, Michigan. What could be better than fireworks and fighter jet flyovers? FighterSweep fan […]
Video courtesy Royal Air Force via YouTube Today marks the 100th anniversary of one of the bloodiest World War I battles. The Battle of the Somme was fought in northern France with the British suffering almost 60,000 casualties on the first day alone. Somme was fought between 1 July and 18 November 1916, with over a […]
Editor’s note: In our inaugural “6 Questions” interview, FighterSweep.com was lucky enough to sit down with former F-14 Tomcat pilot and current NASA Astronaut CDR Reid “Tonto” Wiseman, USN, for a quick chat. We hope you enjoy! On May 29, 2014, Reid Wiseman launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station […]
A recent article in Aviation Week and Space Technology highlights a growing concern that the cannibalistic effects of sequestration and the high tempo of combat operations of the last decade have created a dangerous situation for US military pilots. The article noted that from the end of May to the first week of June, 6 […]
The Islamic State’s oil network revenues from fields in Iraq and Syrian have been cut in half due to ongoing airstrikes. Over the course of the last two years, approximately 300 airstrikes specifically targeting oil fields, oil reservoirs, and oil convoys have led to a dismantling of ISIL oil revenues. During peak times, US officials […]
Iran is looking to rebuild it’s Air Force and things may not go as planned. In an article penned by David Axe for the Daily Beast, the author notes several reasons why Iran may struggle to replace its aging aircraft. For those who remember, the Iranians were favorites of the US Administration in the early […]
FighterSweep fans check out this awesome first person flight deck video from the Catapult 4 Topside Petty Officer in 2014. The Cat 4 Topside Petty Officer ensures proper hookup of the aircraft to the catapult. This video shows a typical launch off Catapults 3 and 4 from the USS Eisenhower (CVN 69). At the start of […]
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