Why the Military Is Investing in Paper Airplanes

The Smithsonian recently published an interesting article featuring a DARPA program, ICARUS (Inbound, Controllable, Air-Releasable, Unrecoverable Systems). They are exploring the concept of a disposable drone capable of being utilized for one-way missions. Check out the article below- Desiree In the midst of disaster, small items like batteries or medical supplies can be a matter of life or death. But what […]

Watch: ISIS Drone Drops ‘bomb’ on M1 Abrams Battle Tank

As previously noted on Fighter Sweep, ISIS is making claims of having weaponized drones and attacking Iraqi forces with them. In this video ISIS states that it shows their drone dropping some type of bomb on an Iraqi Abrams tank killing the tank commander who was standing in the open turret. ISIS Drone Drops Bomb […]

The US military wants a missile that can carry explosive drones to a target

The US military wants a missile that can carry explosive-packed drones to a target hundreds of miles away, according to a contract solicitation from the Pentagon. Earlier this month, the DoD announced it was soliciting proposals for this new missile system, which would be fired by the Army’s existing MGM-140 Tactical Missile System or the M-270 Multiple […]

America’s secret space shuttle X-37B Space Plane – 600 days in Earth orbit

The Air Force’s super secret and mysterious X-37B space plane has passed a milestone reaching 600 days in Earth orbit on its latest mission. The unmanned X-37B lifted off on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on May 20, 2015 on its fourth mission known as Orbital Test Vehicle-4 (OTV-4). Watch the […]

Watch: US Military Releases Swarm of Micro-Drones from F/A-18

The US military recently tested a ‘swarm’ of over 100 Perdix micro-drones that were released in the skies over southern California by F-18 Hornets. The drones which are only 11.8 inches (30 cm) long communicate with each other via artificial intelligence and reportedly make decisions together. It is thought that the drones working together in […]

The US Navy Has a Pilotless Helicopter? Yes They Do! The MQ-8B Fire Scout

The United States Navy hit a milestone this month marking the 10th year of flying the pilotless MQ-8B Fire Scout helicopter. The Fire Scout has logged over 15,000 flight hours successfully completing multiple missions for the Navy which include providing reconnaissance and vital situational awareness for the Fleet. The aircraft also serves in a precision targeting role […]

Watch: Amazon Delivers First Package Via Flying Drone

Well, this is aviation related! Actually, what Amazon did is truly amazing and will dramatically change our future. Imagine looking up and seeing the skies full of little drones zooming back and forth. This will actually happen much sooner than you think and it will alter many people’s lives. Called Amazon Prime Air, the company […]

Watch: First ever drone refueling! US Navy X-47B

Flying modern jet fighters you often find yourself shaking your head in wonderment over something you were able to do with the aircraft. To explain how the plane could do what it just did we would say “PFM” or Pure F…ing Magic. Watch below and see a whole lot of “PFM” as a US Navy […]

Watch: First Ever Drone Refueling! US Navy X-47B

Flying modern jet fighters you often find yourself shaking your head in wonderment over something you were able to do with the aircraft. To explain how the plane could do what it just did we would say “PFM” or Pure F…ing Magic. Watch below and see a whole lot of “PFM” as a US Navy […]

Russia announces new drone sub that can mimic any other submersible vessel

A Russian-owned media outlet announced plans for the new submersible drone this week.  The drone, called Surrogat, has been designed to “realistically reproduce the physical fields of the enemy—the acoustic and electromagnetic.”  In other words, it’s been designed to mimic the signals produced by submarines, potentially fooling enemy vessels into thinking it’s any number of […]