Watch: AC-130 Gunship Live Fire Exercise. Take a Ride on the Spooky!

The Lockheed AC-130 Gunship is a weapons system that literally puts fear into the hearts of the enemy. Ride along and get an inside look at what it is like being on board the aircraft with the nickname ‘Spooky’. In 2009, Norwegian journalist Peter Refsdal embedded with the Taliban in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom, the […]

2nd Man on the Moon Buzz Aldrin says ‘Get to Mars Now!’

Former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to step foot on the moon is calling on the US to stop funding the International Space Station and instead use the billions of dollars being spent on it each year to send people to the planet Mars. “We must retire the ISS as soon as possible,” […]

Watch: Russian Aircraft Over Moscow Practicing for Victory Day Celebration

Experience the sights of Russian military aviation as they practice for Moscow’s Victory Day Parade Celebration. The Victory Day Parade marks the day the Allies were victorious over the Germans in World War II. The annual parade marks the Allied victory in World War II at the Eastern Front, on the same day as the signing […]

Air Force Transports US Navy Dolphin from Key West to San Diego

The Air Force’s 301st Airlift Squadron transported some precious Navy cargo, four Bottlenose dolphin and their trainers from Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, to the U.S. Naval Marine Mammal Program in San Diego, California. “The dolphins need to be challenged and get experience in different waters,” said Brit Swenberg, an NMMP biological technician. “It also gets […]

New Spending Bill Gives Air Force a Big Boost for the Huey Replacement Program

President Trump signed the $1 trillion omnibus spending bill which included in it a major bump in funding for the Air Force’s UH-1N Huey helicopter replacement program. Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky unit is proposing a version of the H-60 Blackhawk The legislation allocates an additional $75 million toward the program, bumping the final bill adjustment to $93.3 million, according […]

Picture of the Day: AH-64D Apache Helicopter Escapes a Wall of Fire

Spectacular image of an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter flying in front of a huge wall of flames at the South Carolina National Guard Air & Ground Expo makes our Fighter Sweep picture of the day. The two day event was held at McEntire Joint National Guard Base. The expo is as a way for the South […]

41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force & Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Friendship Day

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan hosted over 200,000 visitors for the 41st Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni Friendship Day on May 5th. The air show event started in 1943 to showcase the mutual support and friendship between the US and Japan as well as aerial demonstrations. Watch this Excellent […]

Navy Testing ‘Magic Carpet’ for F-18 Carrier Landings

The United States Navy has been testing a new and revolutionary software for aircraft carrier landings called the Maritime Augmented Guidance with Integrated Controls for Carrier Approach and Recovery Precision Enabling Technologies or what some are calling the “Magic Carpet”. Watch: The Navy’s Magic Carpet System Explained That was the smoothest night trap I’ve ever […]

Change of Heart? F-35 Will Attend Paris Air Show After all!

Last week Fighter Sweep reported to you that the F-35 would not be attending the Paris Air Show this summer. The word from a defense official was that the F-35 was not invited to attend but a spokesperson for air show organizing committee said an invitation was sent. Sounds like a lack of communication somewhere […]

Picture of the Day: South Korean Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon Taking Off

Image of a South Korean Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon taking off from Kunsan Air Base in South Korea participating in Exercise Max Thunder 17. “Exercise Max Thunder serves as an invaluable opportunity for U.S. and ROKAF forces to train together shoulder-to-shoulder and sharpen tactical skills vital to the defense and security of the Korean Peninsula,” said Lt. […]