Watch: US Navy’s “Naviator” Quadcopter Can Fly & Swim Underwater!

Watch: US Navy’s “Naviator” Quadcopter Can Fly & Swim Underwater!

It makes perfect sense for the Navy to have a drone that CAN fly and swim right? Well, that is exactly what the Naviator does! At the Office of Naval Research’s annual Science and Technology Expo on Friday in Washington, D.C., a development team from Rutgers University demonstrated the unusual quadcopter, which can swim at […]

Watch: Mid-Air Refueling is Not Always as Routine as You May Think! Must Watch Video!

Watch: Mid-Air Refueling is Not Always as Routine as You May Think! Must Watch Video!

Aerial refueling does not always go as planned and is actually much harder than it looks as this video proves. Aerial Refueling Mishaps Featured image of an F-15 Eagle being refueled by a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 434th Air Refueling Wing during training near Jacksonville International Airport, Fla. Air National Guard photo/Master Sgt. Shaun Withers

Watch: Flying the A-10 Thunderbolt II! Rare Video Footage

Watch: Flying the A-10 Thunderbolt II! Rare Video Footage

Great video showing you what it looks like from inside the A-10 cockpit! The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin turbofan engine, straight wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF). Commonly referred to by the nicknames “Warthog” or “Hog”, its official name comes from the Republic […]

Happy 4th of July From Fighter Sweep – Must See ‘Fireworks’ Display!

Happy 4th of July From Fighter Sweep – Must See ‘Fireworks’ Display!

Happy 4th of July Everyone from all of us at Fighter Sweep! More ‘Fireworks’ to enjoy courtesy of the US Navy Featured image by Official Navy Page from United States of America MC3 Antonio Turretto Ramos/U.S. Navy (Fireworks above the NAS Oceana Air Show.) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

Watch: F-22 Raptors Refueling off KC-135 Stratotanker

Watch: F-22 Raptors Refueling off KC-135 Stratotanker

Interesting video includes pre-flight and startup, taxi, and aerial refueling. Just like you were there! A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker provides aerial refueling to U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors and an F-15 Strike Eagle in support of Operation Inherent Resolve on June 21, 2017. The 340th EARS, part of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, […]

Watch: Airbus Family Flight!

Watch: Airbus Family Flight!

This is something you have never seen before! Four Airbus aircraft join up in formation to showcase the wide diversity of their products. In a ground-breaking first, Airbus flies its A350 XWB, A400M, Eurofighter Typhoon and H160 together in a one-of-a-kind performance. This aeronautical achievement symbolizes the new united Airbus family. More than ever, we […]

Watch: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Shows Off High Speed Turn Capabilities

Watch: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Shows Off High Speed Turn Capabilities

Watch in awe as this giant aircraft carrier performs a series of high speed maneuvers during recent sea trials. “The sea trials period we completed today went exceptionally well,” said Capt. Ronald Ravelo, Lincoln’s commanding officer. “Of course there was some discovery, the ship hasn’t been underway for over four years, but everything went for the […]

Watch The 2017 National Memorial Day Parade

Watch The 2017 National Memorial Day Parade

How many of you even knew there was a National Memorial Day Parade? Here is your chance to watch it! The National Memorial Day Parade, held annually along Constitution Avenue in our nation’s capital – Washington, DC – shares the story of American honor and sacrifice from across the generations. The parade, commemorating its thirteenth year, […]

Watch: Aerobatics Fun! How Would You React If You Were in the Plane?

Watch: Aerobatics Fun! How Would You React If You Were in the Plane?

Have you flown in a plane doing aerobatics? If you have not, then check out this video and get a taste of what it is like. Pulling 5-6 G’s and flying inverted is something most people have never experienced. You have to ‘feel’ it to understand what it is like. But watching this video gives […]