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The Russian Air Force has been in the news a good bit lately. We’ve covered their antics on different occasions, discussing close encounters with the Royal Norwegian Air Force in Europe, as well as USAF F-22s and F-15Cs along our west coast. In fact, the Norwegians recently released some of the photos taken by their […]
Produced by “Jigga” Watts, this video shows much of what is awesome about the 36 FS “Fiends,” stationed at Osan AB in the Republic of Korea. This is one of the more notable videos produced in the F-16 community. It has more or less set the standard for video quality, editing, and music selection…but features absolutely […]
You all remember the Hornet Ball video we posted a while back, right? It is a video of captivating footage with Legacy and Super Hornets out on cruise, running low level training missions, shooting missiles, dropping bombs, and perpetuating absolutely everything cool about being a fighter pilot in today’s United States Navy. Ring a bell? Well, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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It’s hard to describe the feeling of flying in a high-performance fighter aircraft. I can promise you this: it’s every bit as awesome as you imagine it to be–and then some. At FighterSweep, we pride ourselves on bringing you the best aviation-related content, from real pilots and industry professionals alike. Our goal is to be […]
Strap in for a front row seat in the cockpit of the Lockheed-Martin C-130J Hercules. Chief Test Pilot for Airlift Aircraft Wayne Roberts makes it look easy as he puts the Super Herc through it’s tactical demonstration at the Paris Air Show in 2011. This crew clearly demonstrates the extreme maneuverability of the Super Herc in the low-level […]
We thought it only fitting that today we post the video of the 67th Fighter Squadron winning another Raytheon Trophy for 2013, attained while under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Morris “Moose” Fontenot, Jr, who was laid to rest at the United States Air Force Academy yesterday afternoon. Much like the video from Thursday, this one loaded […]
Thanks to the 67th Fighter Squadron, we get to go inside the cockpit of the mighty Boeing F-15C Eagle to see the “Fighting Cocks” in action as they earned the coveted Raytheon Trophy for 2011. Watch “Jersey,” “Retz,” and the rest of the bros get after it over the western Pacific Ocean, flying out of Kadena AB on […]
It’s hard to imagine a more beautiful backdrop for flying fighters than the Swiss Alps. My friends flying the F-22 Raptor in Alaska may disagree, and I take nothing away from the wilds of their amazing playground up there, but…it’s not the Alps! Hop into the cockpit of F/A-18 Hornets of der Schweizer Luftwaffe, buckle […]
Under the callsign of “MIG One-One,” Lieutenant Colonel Cameron “Glover” Dadgar leads a two-ship of Lockheed-Martin F-16C Fighting Falcons from the 64th Aggressor Squadron into the evening sky. Part of the 57th Adversary Tactics Group, the 64 AGRS participates in “Red Flag” and Canadian Forces “Maple Flag” exercises, provides the U.S. Air Force Weapons School […]
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