“Maloney’s Pony” takes the fight to Daesh!

A Lockheed-Martin F-22A Raptor belonging to the “Fighting Eagles” of the 27th Fighter Squadron from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia spent some time with the F-22 Combined Test Force at Edwards AFB, California this past year, playing a part in the Signature Management Program designed to help maintain the Raptor’s low-observable traits as radar and detection technologies improve. While that […]

JASSM: A Terrorist’s Worst Nightmare??

Good evening, FighterSweep Fans! We hope you’ve had a spectacular day and, as always, we’re delighted to bring you the latest and greatest from the world of aviation–especially on the tactical side. So tonight we bring you a data-dump on what could certainly be categorized as a terrorist’s worst nightmare. Take a moment–if you would–and […]

B-1B Lancers Downrange: Taking The Fight To Daesh

Happy Sunday, FighterSweep Faithful! We know the articles have been coming through in a trickle for the past couple weeks, but please bear with us; we’ve been on the road doing our thing and generating original content for your eyes and imagination to feast upon, and we promise you won’t be disappointed! So with that […]

UPDATED: ISIS Kidnap 400 Syrian Civilians – Situation Unfolding

The majority of the Syrian civilian kidnap victims are reported to be women and children. As food supplies run low, they not only face the threat of being massacred by Daesh, they also struggle not to die from hunger. BEIRUT, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Islamic State militants kidnapped at least 400 civilians when they attacked […]

What Happens When ISIS Loses?

Of course their tactics will continue to evolve even after the last Daesh bastions have fallen. They will shave their beards, throw on their civis, and melt back into the populace—a vanishing act all too familiar to them.

Ex-Green Beret, UFC Fighter Tim Kennedy Reportedly Working with Authorities Over ISIS Threats

Federal authorities are reportedly investigating threats made by Islamic sympathizers against former Special Forces solider and current UFC fighter Tim Kennedy. The Army Times reported Wednesday that followers of ISIS have made “recent credible threats” against Kennedy. But that doesn’t mean Kennedy is shying away from the fight. “Just spoke to the FBI regarding some […]

Revisiting our Strategy for Iraq and Syria

Here we go again – sort of. With no discernable borders between Iraq and Syria, Special Operations is once again being thrown into the breach assisting the Iraqis to gain control of their own homeland. Syria is added into the mix this time, but hopefully, it will be a one off. It’s the wishful thinking […]