Who would win: American stealth aircraft or Russia’s advanced air defense systems?

When it comes to the general public, stealth technology is among the most widely acknowledged but least understood facets of the American defense apparatus, and as such, there’s also a great deal of confusion regarding the defensive weapon systems designed to engage them. Russia’s S-300 and S-400 air defense platforms, for instance, are often touted […]

The Pic of the Day: Thunderbird F-16 flies alongside an old Thunderbird T-38

Maj. Nick Krajicek, a T-38 Talon pilot, flies in a two-ship formation with retired Lt. Col. Dale Cooke, a former T-38 pilot, over Tyndall Air Force Base and Panama City, Fla., April 21, 2017. The T-38 in the formation was the same jet Cooke flew during his tenure on the team. The Thunderbirds transitioned from […]

Watch: Russia’s ‘Flanker’ acrobat, the Su-30SM, in action

Although Russia’s fifth generation fighter may be little more than a token collection of jets, they have gone to great lengths to upgrade their existing fourth-generation platforms in a way that, they believe, will keep them from falling behind nations like the United States and China, who currently boast the most technologically advanced fighters on […]

The Pic of the Day: Providing security for a C-130

A fly away security team from the 1st Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment provides security for a C-130J May 26, 2017, during a cargo mission in Somalia, supporting the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. CJTF-HOA promotes prosperity and security in East Africa by assisting partner nations with countering violent extremist organizations, fostering regional security cooperation, […]

The Pic of the Day: Navigating inside a B-52 Stratofortress

Maj. Chris Weir, left, and Capt. Greg Lepper, 96th Bomb Squadron B-52H Stratofortress navigators, navigate a B-52 during a Green Flag-East training mission over Fort Polk, La., Aug. 21, 2013. GF-E is a realistic air-land integration combat training exercise meant to replicate deployed warfare conditions.   Image courtesy of the Department of Defense

The Pic of the Day: Launching a Super Hornet from the USS Harry S. Truman

NORWEGIAN SEA (Oct. 19, 2018) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Red Rippers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). For the first time in nearly 30 years, a U.S. aircraft carrier has entered the Arctic Circle. Accompanied by select ships from Carrier […]

The Pic of the Day: Marine Corps Harriers in Norway

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Heriberto R. Veyran, a pilot with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 542, conducts preflight checks in an AV-8B aircraft before takeoff during Fjord Fury in Bodo, Norway, May 30, 2018. Exercise Fjord Fury is designed to conduct combined training with NATO allied forces, foster relationships with host and partner nations, and improve […]

Watch: New footage of massive F-35 formation flying over Utah

As previously reported on Fighter Sweep, Hill Air Force Base in Utah was the scene of a spectacular display of technology and air power earlier this week, with a whopping 35 U.S. Air Force F-35As taking to the sky in rapid succession. This training exercise, commonly referred to as an “elephant walk,” is intended to […]