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Class C Aviation Mishap Rate Doubles

The Marine Corps has hired an independent review team lead to look at Class C aviation mishaps. Class C mishaps, the lowest class, have doubled over the last year amid View More ›

Air Force Plans for 100 Airman Drone Pilots

The first 10 enlisted men will start drone pilot training later this fall. The Air Force is expected to have 100 enlisted drone pilots in the force by 2020. The View More ›

Knock Knock, Who’s There? JDAM=Boom!

FighterSweep fans, check out this pretty cool JDAM compilation of strikes in Afghanistan. The Joint Direct Attack Munition has become the weapon of choice for US forces. It is a View More ›

Drone Strike Numbers Disputed

The Obama Administration released statistics last Friday on the number of casualties from drone strikes and some human rights organizations have problems with it. Since 2009, the government said 473 View More ›

Legendary Tuskegee Airman Dies at 94

Dr. Roscoe C. Brown Jr., who flew with the legendary Tuskegee Airmen in World War II, has died at the age of 94. Brown flew 68 combat missions and earned View More ›

Happy 4th of July!!

Happy 4th of July FighterSweep fans! We hope you enjoy your holiday and get to catch some awesome flyovers. The US Navy Blue Angels returned to action this week at the View More ›

High Threat Close Air Support (CAS): Myth or Reality?

In a recent War on the Rocks article by Col. Mike “Starbaby” Pietrucha, the author argues that using airpower in a high threat Close Air Support role is a myth and View More ›

Watch: Video of Last Airworthy WWI Bristol Scout

Video courtesy Royal Air Force via YouTube Today marks the 100th anniversary of one of the bloodiest World War I battles. The Battle of the Somme was fought in northern View More ›

Airstrikes Hurt ISIL Oil Revenues

The Islamic State’s oil network revenues from fields in Iraq and Syrian have been cut in half due to ongoing airstrikes. Over the course of the last two years, approximately View More ›

Update: EgyptAir 804 May Be Accident, Not Terror

From AP, Agence France-Presse and Reuters reports: The flight data recorder of crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 has been successfully repaired, according to Egyptian authorities. Additionally, French investigators opened a manslaughter investigation into View More ›

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